Mexico Stock Market Report

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 lower.

At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC lost 0.08% to hit a new 6-month low.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were:
– Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV: GCARSOA1): rose 2.14% or 2.57 points to trade at 122.88.
– Grupo Financiero Banorte (BMV: GFNORTEO): added 1.88% or 2.62 points to end at 141.95.
– Alsea, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV: ALSEA): was up 1.61% or 0.78 points to 49.16 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Megacable Holdings, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV: MEGACPO): fell 4.51% or 1.98 points to trade at 41.92.
– Grupo Financiero Inbursa, SAB De CV (BMV: GFINBURO): declined 3.09% or 1.39 points to end at 43.54.
– Grupo Aeroportuario Del CentroNorte (BMV: OMAB): down 2.85% or 4.77 points to 162.84.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 134 to 84, with 17 ending unchanged.

Commodities Trading

• Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.12% or 3.25 to $2,746.05 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for December delivery rose 0.10% or 0.07 to hit $69.33 a barrel.
• January Brent oil contract rose 0.28% or 0.20 to trade at $72.65 a barrel.

Currency Trading

• USD/MXN was up 1.39% to 20.29.
• EUR/MXN rose 0.76% to 21.98.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.35% at 104.24.