Investing.com – Mexico equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumer Goods & Services, Consumer Staples and Healthcare sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC gained 0.03%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the IPC were Grupo Aeroportuario Del Sureste (MX:ASURB), which rose 2.25% or 8.03 points to trade at 364.71 at the close. El Puerto De Liverpool Sab De CV (MX:LIVEPOLC1) added 2.07% or 3.25 points to end at 160.18 and Ohl Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:OHLMEX) was up 1.97% or 0.490 points to 25.410 in late trade.
Biggest losers included VOLARIS A (MX:VOLARA), which lost 1.62% or 0.37 points to trade at 22.49 in late trade. Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES) declined 1.52% or 7.19 points to end at 464.53 and Grupo Financiero Inbursa , SAB De CV (MX:GFINBURO) shed 1.32% or 0.400 points to 29.900.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 157 to 73 and 6 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.98% or 12.82 to $1326.92 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 2.46% or 1.13 to hit $47.09 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 3.94% or 2.00 to trade at $52.73 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.93% to 17.8800, while EUR/MXN rose 1.11% to 21.2875.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 92.59.