Mexico Stock Market Overview

Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, with declines in the Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services, and Consumer Staples sectors.

Market Close

At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC lost 1.27%, reaching a new 52-week low.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were:
– Grupo Comercial Chedraui, SAB De CV (BMV:CHDRAUIB): +2.03% or +2.56 points, closing at 128.49.
– Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB (BMV:VESTA): +0.55% or +0.28 points, closing at 51.60.
– Bolsa Mexicana De Valores SAB De CV (BMV:BOLSAA): +0.30% or +0.10 points, closing at 33.81.

Worst Performers

The worst performers were:
– Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (BMV:PEOLES): -5.39% or -15.82 points, closing at 277.75.
– Regional SAB de CV (BMV:RA): -3.76% or -4.61 points, ending at 118.14.
– Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (BMV:LABB): -3.65% or -0.97 points, closing at 25.57.

Market Breadth

Falling stocks outnumbered advancers on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 177 to 67, with 13 unchanged.

Commodity Prices

• Gold Futures for February delivery decreased 1.60% or -42.58 to $2,610.72 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for January delivery fell 1.93% or -1.36 to $69.22 a barrel.
• February Brent oil contract down 0.99% or -0.73, trading at $72.66 a barrel.

Exchange Rates

• USD/MXN decreased by 0.17% to 20.32.
• EUR/MXN fell 0.10% to 21.06.

US Dollar Index

The US Dollar Index Futures increased 0.37% to 108.14.