Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Industrials, Materials and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC fell 0.35%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Grupo Elektra , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ELEKTRA), which rose 4.45% or 31.59 points to trade at 742.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB De CV (MX:SANMEXB) added 2.02% or 0.690 points to end at 34.860 and Cemex SAB de CV (MX:CMXCPO) was up 1.42% or 0.220 points to 15.740 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ohl Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:OHLMEX), which fell 3.87% or 0.870 points to trade at 21.590 at the close. Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA) declined 3.11% or 0.720 points to end at 22.460 and Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES) was down 2.13% or 9.20 points to 422.57.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 158 to 113 and 11 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.41% or 5.20 to $1262.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.60% or 0.30 to hit $49.50 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 1.06% or 0.56 to trade at $52.08 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 1.18% to 18.6878, while EUR/MXN rose 1.42% to 20.9182.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 97.17.