Investing.com – Mexico equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Materials, Consumer Staples and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC added 0.19% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the IPC were Coca-Cola Femsa, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:KOFL), which rose 3.92% or 4.830 points to trade at 127.780 at the close. Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES) added 3.89% or 10.530 points to end at 280.500 and Mexichem, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:MEXCHEM) was up 2.62% or 1.170 points to 45.600 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (MX:LABB), which lost 2.30% or 0.390 points to trade at 16.630 in late trade. Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB (MX:IENOVA) declined 1.83% or 1.54 points to end at 82.65 and Alsea, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALSEA) shed 1.61% or 0.770 points to 47.050.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 65 to 60 and 4 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold for June delivery was up 1.93% or 23.00 to $1215.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 1.08% or 0.66 to hit $60.09 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.71% or 0.48 to trade at $66.90 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.38% to 15.2791, while EUR/MXN rose 0.78% to 17.3365.
The US Dollar Index was down 1.02% at 93.74.