Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Healthcare, Industrials and Financial Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC fell 0.24%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES), which rose 3.27% or 13.96 points to trade at 441.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB (MX:IENOVA) added 2.70% or 2.60 points to end at 98.99 and Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GCARSOA1) was up 2.46% or 1.880 points to 78.260 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (MX:LABB), which fell 7.13% or 1.760 points to trade at 22.930 at the close. VOLARIS A (MX:VOLARA) declined 3.55% or 0.89 points to end at 24.20 and Cemex SAB de CV (MX:CMXCPO) was down 3.35% or 0.600 points to 17.330.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 122 to 100 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB (MX:IENOVA) rose to all time highs; up 2.70% or 2.60 to 98.99.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.64% or 8.07 to $1260.17 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 1.69% or 0.81 to hit $48.70 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.41% or 0.71 to trade at $50.91 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.98% to 17.5949, while EUR/MXN fell 0.34% to 20.6266.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.59% at 93.37.