Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC lost 0.29%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion SAB de CV (BMV:VOLARA), which rose 4.65% or 0.52 points to trade at 11.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Megacable Holdings, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:MEGACPO) added 4.62% or 1.89 points to end at 42.77 and Arca Continental , S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:AC) was up 1.88% or 3.32 points to 179.76 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Becle SA (BMV:CUERVO), which fell 3.19% or 1.04 points to trade at 31.61 at the close. Banco Del Bajio SA Institution De Banca Multiple (BMV:BBAJIOO) declined 3.19% or 1.53 points to end at 46.45 and Regional SAB de CV (BMV:RA) was down 3.12% or 3.93 points to 122.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 118 to 112 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in Banco Del Bajio SA Institution De Banca Multiple (BMV:BBAJIOO) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.19% or 1.53 to 46.45.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.84% or 21.20 to $2,547.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.17% or 0.12 to hit $69.32 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.05% or 0.04 to trade at $72.89 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.12% to 19.88, while EUR/MXN rose 0.10% to 22.09.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 101.03.
