Mexico Stock Market Update

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

At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC added 1.08%.

Top Performers

The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were:
– Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB De CV Class B (BMV:GAPB): +5.95% or 22.30 points to trade at 397.20.
– Arca Continental, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:AC): +5.56% or 9.81 points to end at 186.40.
– Grupo Aeroportuario Del CentroNorte (BMV:OMAB): +3.80% or 6.46 points to 176.49.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Grupo Elektra, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:ELEKTRA): -6.60% or 17.60 points to trade at 249.20.
– Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (BMV:LABB): -1.55% or 0.42 points to end at 26.59.
– Grupo Financiero Banorte (BMV:GFNORTEO): -1.41% or 2.01 points to 140.49.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 122 to 99, with 20 ending unchanged.

Noteworthy Movements:
– Shares in Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB De CV Class B reached all-time highs, up 5.95%.
– Shares in Grupo Elektra, S.A.B. De C.V. fell to 5-year lows, down 6.60%.

Commodities Update

• Gold Futures for February delivery were down 0.81% or 21.69 to $2,654.51 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for January delivery fell 0.06% or 0.04 to $68.50 a barrel.
• February Brent oil contract decreased 0.08% or 0.06 to $72.25 a barrel.

Currency Exchange Rates

• USD/MXN was down 0.37% to 20.20.
• EUR/MXN rose 0.24% to 21.39.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.55% at 105.71.