Mexico Stock Market Overview

Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, 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 0.90%.

Top Performers

• Grupo Elektra, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:ELEKTRA): +6.47% or 17.75 points to trade at 292.02.
• Alsea, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:ALSEA): +3.85% or 1.70 points to end at 45.87.
• Grupo Financiero Banorte (BMV:GFNORTEO): +3.62% or 4.97 points to 142.22 in late trade.

Worst Performers

• Becle SA (BMV:CUERVO): -3.82% or 1.00 points to trade at 25.18.
• Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV (BMV:PINFRA): -3.10% or 5.88 points to end at 183.82.
• Orbia Advance Corporation SAB de CV (BMV:ORBIA): -2.58% or 0.48 points to 18.11.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 136 to 104, with 24 ending unchanged.

Commodities Update

• Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.29% or 7.66 to $2,666.16 a troy ounce.
• Crude Oil for delivery in January rose 2.60% or 1.77 to hit $69.87 a barrel.
• February Brent Oil Contract increased 2.41% or 1.73 to trade at $73.56 a barrel.

Currency Updates

• USD/MXN was down 0.27% to 20.32.
• EUR/MXN fell 0.14% to 21.36.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 106.31.