Mexico Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services, and Consumer Staples sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC added 0.75%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were:
– Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (BMV:PEOLES): rose 4.23%, or 11.86 points, to trade at 292.35.
– Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:GMEXICOB): added 4.18%, or 4.52 points, to end at 112.68.
– Grupo Televisa SAB Unit (BMV:TLEVISACPO): was up 3.44%, or 0.31 points, to 9.33 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– GCC SAB de CV (BMV:GCC): fell 3.39%, or 5.37 points, to trade at 153.06.
– Grupo Aeroportuario Del CentroNorte (BMV:OMAB): declined 2.44%, or 4.23 points, to end at 168.83.
– Gentera SAB de CV (BMV:GENTERA): was down 1.96%, or 0.44 points, to 22.01.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 158 to 82, and 23 ended unchanged.

Commodity Prices

• Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.39%, or 10.40, to $2,695.10 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for delivery in November fell 3.20%, or 2.23, to hit $67.46 a barrel.
• The December Brent oil contract rose 0.07%, or 0.05, to trade at $70.93 a barrel.

Currency Update

• USD/MXN was up 0.20% to 19.65.
• EUR/MXN was unchanged at 21.95.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.32% at 100.31.