Investing.com – Mexico equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Materials, Telecoms Services and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC gained 0.06% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB De CV (MX:SANMEXB), which rose 4.10% or 1.180 points to trade at 29.930 at the close. Grupo LALA SA de CV (MX:LALAB) added 3.43% or 1.01 points to end at 30.49 and Kimberly - Clark De Mexico A (MX:KIMBERA) was up 2.19% or 0.750 points to 34.960 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Wal - Mart De Mexico, SAB De CV (MX:WALMEX), which lost 2.49% or 1.180 points to trade at 46.120 in late trade. Megacable Holdings, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:MEGACPO) declined 1.99% or 1.720 points to end at 84.660 and Gentera SAB de CV (MX:GENTERA) shed 1.67% or 0.280 points to 16.510.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 162 to 131 and 16 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.69% or 9.40 to $1346.90 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.59% or 0.39 to hit $65.22 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.10% or 0.07 to trade at $70.04 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.02% to 18.6138, while EUR/MXN fell 0.05% to 23.0506.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 89.19.