Investing.com – Mexico equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Industrials, Financial Services and Consumer Staples sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC added 0.37%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB De CV Class B (MX:GAPB), which rose 4.87% or 9.04 points to trade at 194.53 at the close. Grupo Aeroportuario Del Sureste (MX:ASURB) added 3.75% or 12.52 points to end at 346.36 and Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GCARSOA1) was up 3.05% or 1.810 points to 61.160 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Grupo Televisa SAB Unit (MX:TLVACPO), which lost 2.30% or 1.61 points to trade at 68.37 in late trade. Mexichem , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:MEXCHEM) declined 2.19% or 1.060 points to end at 47.410 and Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB De CV (MX:SANMEXB) shed 1.69% or 0.510 points to 29.720.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 107 to 92 and 20 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.51% or 6.50 to $1279.70 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.57% or 0.90 to hit $58.30 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 1.58% or 0.99 to trade at $63.62 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.03% to 18.6329, while EUR/MXN fell 0.10% to 22.1564.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 92.81.