Mexico Stock Market Overview

Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services, and Consumer Staples sectors led shares down.

At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC fell 0.41%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were:
– Grupo Elektra, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:ELEKTRA): rose 6.62% or 22.29 points to trade at 359.00.
– Megacable Holdings, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:MEGACPO): added 1.13% or 0.38 points to end at 34.00.
– Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV (BMV:PINFRA): up 1.11% or 1.94 points to 177.01.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Bolsa Mexicana De Valores SAB De CV (BMV:BOLSAA): fell 2.28% or 0.76 points to trade at 32.60.
– Grupo Aeroportuario Del CentroNorte (BMV:OMAB): declined 2.22% or 4.01 points to end at 176.73.
– Wal Mart de Mexico SAB de CV (BMV:WALMEX): down 1.79% or 1.00 points to 54.92.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 107 to 104, with 13 ending unchanged.

Commodity Prices

• Gold Futures for February delivery fell 0.81% or 21.46 to $2,632.44 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for February rose 0.93% or 0.65 to hit $70.27 a barrel.
• March Brent oil contract rose 0.81% or 0.59 to trade at $73.44 a barrel.

Currency Rates

• USD/MXN was up 0.46% to 20.33.
• EUR/MXN rose 0.52% to 21.19.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 107.82.