Investing.com – Mexico equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumer Staples, Financial Services and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC rose 0.50%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GCARSOA1), which rose 4.31% or 2.750 points to trade at 66.540 at the close. Wal - Mart De Mexico, SAB De CV (MX:WALMEX) added 3.54% or 1.780 points to end at 52.010 and Fomento Economico Mexicano UBD (MX:FMSAUBD) was up 3.13% or 5.40 points to 177.97 in late trade.
Biggest losers included El Puerto De Liverpool Sab De CV (MX:LIVEPOLC1), which lost 2.56% or 3.30 points to trade at 125.69 in late trade. Cemex SAB de CV (MX:CMXCPO) declined 2.49% or 0.310 points to end at 12.160 and Grupo Televisa SAB Unit (MX:TLVACPO) shed 2.41% or 1.58 points to 64.01.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 143 to 138 and 15 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.35% or 4.60 to $1318.20 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.22% or 0.15 to hit $68.20 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 1.01% or 0.75 to trade at $74.75 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.32% to 18.7876, while EUR/MXN fell 0.79% to 22.7381.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.40% at 91.39.