Investing.com – Mexico equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare, Consumer Staples and Telecoms Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC added 0.01%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the IPC were Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (MX:LABB), which rose 5.19% or 1.120 points to trade at 22.680 at the close. Gentera SAB de CV (MX:GENTERA) added 3.21% or 1.160 points to end at 37.280 and Ohl Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:OHLMEX) was up 1.88% or 0.410 points to 22.180 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES), which lost 2.26% or 10.580 points to trade at 457.250 in late trade. Bolsa Mexicana De Valores SAB De CV (MX:BOLSAA) declined 2.14% or 0.660 points to end at 30.250 and Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA) shed 2.05% or 0.590 points to 28.140.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 87 to 74 and 4 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold for December delivery was up 0.15% or 1.95 to $1278.75 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 4.02% or 1.96 to hit $46.74 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 4.24% or 2.15 to trade at $48.53 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.65% to 18.8694, while EUR/MXN fell 0.61% to 20.7193.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.02% at 98.33.