Investing.com – Mexico equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Financial Services, Consumer Staples and Materials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC gained 0.30%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Banco Del Bajio SA Institution De Banca Multiple (BMV:BBAJIOO), which rose 3.29% or 1.67 points to trade at 52.49 at the close. Fomento Economico Mexicano UBD (BMV:FEMSAUBD) added 2.23% or 4.38 points to end at 200.43 and Grupo Financiero Banorte (BMV:GFNORTEO) was up 1.88% or 2.58 points to 140.01 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:GCARSOA1), which lost 3.64% or 4.89 points to trade at 129.39 in late trade. Gruma SAB de CV (BMV:GRUMAB) declined 3.53% or 12.03 points to end at 328.94 and Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV (BMV:PINFRA) shed 2.59% or 4.58 points to 172.15.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 140 to 80 and 18 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.66% or 15.55 to $2,333.55 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 2.25% or 1.76 to hit $79.81 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 2.11% or 1.74 to trade at $84.36 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.46% to 18.54, while EUR/MXN rose 0.46% to 19.89.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 104.95.