Investing.com – Mexico equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Materials and Financial Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC rose 0.97% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Megacable Holdings, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:MEGACPO), which rose 3.61% or 3.010 points to trade at 86.380 at the close. Grupo Financiero Banorte (MX:GFNORTEO) added 3.02% or 3.420 points to end at 116.840 and Nemak SAB de CV (MX:NEMAKA) was up 2.94% or 0.46 points to 16.13 in late trade.
Biggest losers included PINFRA SAB De CV (MX:PINFRA), which lost 1.81% or 3.48 points to trade at 188.30 in late trade. Gruma SAB de CV (MX:GRUMAB) declined 1.12% or 2.61 points to end at 230.13 and Grupo Aeroportuario Del Sureste (MX:ASURB) shed 0.67% or 2.46 points to 364.72.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 171 to 145 and 21 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 1.58% or 21.10 to $1357.80 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 2.19% or 1.41 to hit $65.88 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $70.74 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.12% to 18.5266, while EUR/MXN rose 0.11% to 22.9827.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.96% at 89.02.