Investing.com – Mexico equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC gained 0.23%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:GCARSOA1), which rose 5.02% or 5.83 points to trade at 122.07 at the close. Banco Del Bajio SA Institution De Banca Multiple (BMV:BBAJIOO) added 4.72% or 1.98 points to end at 43.92 and Grupo Financiero Inbursa , SAB De CV (BMV:GFINBURO) was up 3.58% or 1.61 points to 46.64 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB (BMV:VESTA), which lost 3.07% or 1.52 points to trade at 48.05 in late trade. Alsea , S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:ALSEA) declined 2.72% or 1.26 points to end at 45.03 and Fomento Economico Mexicano UBD (BMV:FEMSAUBD) shed 2.46% or 4.46 points to 176.60.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 128 to 102 and 17 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.54% or 14.27 to $2,660.57 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.01% or 0.01 to hit $68.76 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.04% or 0.03 to trade at $72.35 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.09% to 20.61, while EUR/MXN rose 0.51% to 21.77.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.87% at 106.04.