Investing.com – Mexico equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Consumer Staples and Telecoms Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC gained 0.08%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Fomento Economico Mexicano UBD (BMV:FEMSAUBD), which rose 2.70% or 5.38 points to trade at 204.59 at the close. Becle SA (BMV:CUERVO) added 1.56% or 0.55 points to end at 35.71 and Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion SAB de CV (BMV:VOLARA) was up 1.31% or 0.16 points to 12.42 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Grupo Aeroportuario Del Sureste (BMV:ASURB), which lost 2.55% or 14.74 points to trade at 563.42 in late trade. Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:GMEXICOB) declined 2.07% or 2.02 points to end at 95.50 and Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB De CV Class B (BMV:GAPB) shed 1.61% or 4.93 points to 300.84.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 68 to 53 and 21 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.18% or 4.20 to $2,342.70 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.09% or 0.07 to hit $80.64 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 0.07% or 0.06 to trade at $85.27 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.24% to 18.44, while EUR/MXN rose 0.17% to 19.81.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 104.88.