Investing.com – Mexico equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumer Staples, Telecoms Services and Materials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC added 0.21% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Kimberly - Clark De Mexico A (BMV:KIMBERA), which rose 3.70% or 1.16 points to trade at 32.55 at the close. Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB (BMV:VESTA) added 3.20% or 1.79 points to end at 57.74 and Cemex SAB de CV (BMV:CEMEXCPO) was up 1.85% or 0.22 points to 12.14 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:GCARSOA1), which lost 5.97% or 8.14 points to trade at 128.21 in late trade. Qualitas Controladora, SAB De CV (BMV:Q) declined 4.19% or 7.63 points to end at 174.32 and GCC SAB de CV (BMV:GCC) shed 2.22% or 3.71 points to 163.65.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 124 to 95 and 16 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 1.69% or 40.25 to $2,419.95 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.06% or 0.87 to hit $82.97 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.68% or 0.58 to trade at $85.66 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.11% to 17.80, while EUR/MXN rose 0.10% to 19.34.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.55% at 104.15.