Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Industrials, Consumer Staples and Consumer Goods & Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC fell 1.12%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES), which rose 2.85% or 12.700 points to trade at 457.920 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Financiero Inbursa , SAB De CV (MX:GFINBURO) added 0.53% or 0.160 points to end at 30.210 and America Movil L , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:AMXL) was up 0.52% or 0.070 points to 13.530 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Alsea , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALSEA), which fell 5.77% or 3.330 points to trade at 54.340 at the close. Gruma SAB de CV (MX:GRUMAB) declined 3.66% or 10.050 points to end at 264.590 and Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (MX:LABB) was down 3.45% or 0.720 points to 20.150.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 160 to 112 and 5 ended unchanged.
Shares in Alsea, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALSEA) fell to 52-week lows; falling 5.77% or 3.330 to 54.340.
Gold for February delivery was up 0.65% or 7.60 to $1181.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 4.11% or 2.22 to hit $51.77 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.02% or 0.01 to trade at $54.78 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.09% to 21.3611, while EUR/MXN rose 0.02% to 22.6120.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.24% at 101.92.