Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Telecoms Services, Industrials and Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC declined 0.87% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Nemak SAB de CV (MX:NEMAKA), which rose 2.81% or 0.55 points to trade at 20.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA) added 2.00% or 0.460 points to end at 23.450 and Gruma SAB de CV (MX:GRUMAB) was up 0.80% or 1.90 points to 240.88 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ohl Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:OHLMEX), which fell 3.74% or 0.850 points to trade at 21.860 at the close. America Movil L , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:AMXL) declined 2.61% or 0.380 points to end at 14.160 and Grupo Elektra , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ELEKTRA) was down 2.42% or 16.27 points to 655.78.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 142 to 140 and 11 ended unchanged.
Shares in Gruma SAB de CV (MX:GRUMAB) rose to 52-week lows; gaining 0.80% or 1.90 to 240.88.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.90% or 11.27 to $1247.43 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.53% or 0.26 to hit $49.33 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 0.54% or 0.28 to trade at $52.49 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.25% to 18.8335, while EUR/MXN fell 0.22% to 20.9154.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.42% at 97.75.