Investing.com – Mexico equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financial Services, Materials and Consumer Staples sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC gained 0.57%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GMEXICOB), which rose 3.18% or 1.960 points to trade at 63.670 at the close. Arca Continental , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:AC) added 2.45% or 3.10 points to end at 129.56 and Coca Cola Femsa SAB De CV (MX:KOFL) was up 2.16% or 2.60 points to 123.04 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Grupo Televisa SAB Unit (MX:TLVACPO), which lost 4.58% or 3.04 points to trade at 63.37 in late trade. Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES) declined 2.07% or 8.26 points to end at 391.46 and Gruma SAB de CV (MX:GRUMAB) shed 0.75% or 1.69 points to 222.99.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 177 to 93 and 13 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.27% or 3.60 to $1343.70 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 3.36% or 2.13 to hit $65.55 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 3.42% or 2.35 to trade at $71.00 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.55% to 18.2499, while EUR/MXN fell 0.28% to 22.5463.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.23% at 89.32.