Investing.com – Mexico equities were higher at the close on Thursday, 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 added 0.75%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (BMV:PEOLES), which rose 4.23% or 11.86 points to trade at 292.35 at the close. Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:GMEXICOB) added 4.18% or 4.52 points to end at 112.68 and Grupo Televisa SAB Unit (BMV:TLEVISACPO) was up 3.44% or 0.31 points to 9.33 in late trade.
Biggest losers included GCC SAB de CV (BMV:GCC), which lost 3.39% or 5.37 points to trade at 153.06 in late trade. Grupo Aeroportuario Del CentroNorte (BMV:OMAB) declined 2.44% or 4.23 points to end at 168.83 and Gentera SAB de CV (BMV:GENTERA) shed 1.96% or 0.44 points to 22.01.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 158 to 82 and 23 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.39% or 10.40 to $2,695.10 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 3.20% or 2.23 to hit $67.46 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.07% or 0.05 to trade at $70.93 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.20% to 19.65, while EUR/MXN unchanged 0.01% to 21.95.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.32% at 100.31.