Investing.com – Mexico equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms Services, Financial Services and Consumer Staples sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC rose 0.96%.
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 3.74% or 2.06 points to trade at 57.14 at the close. Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV (BMV:KOFUBL) added 3.50% or 5.42 points to end at 160.10 and Kimberly - Clark De Mexico A (BMV:KIMBERA) was up 3.02% or 1.00 points to 34.06 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Qualitas Controladora, SAB De CV (BMV:Q), which lost 3.39% or 5.68 points to trade at 161.65 in late trade. Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion SAB de CV (BMV:VOLARA) declined 2.27% or 0.26 points to end at 11.20 and Cemex SAB de CV (BMV:CEMEXCPO) shed 1.85% or 0.21 points to 11.16.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 118 to 93 and 16 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was down 2.24% or 55.05 to $2,401.35 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 3.19% or 2.59 to hit $78.71 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 2.81% or 2.39 to trade at $82.72 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.56% to 18.05, while EUR/MXN rose 0.33% to 19.64.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 104.08.