Investing.com – Mexico equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare, Financial Services and Consumer Staples sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC rose 0.17% to hit a new 3-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the IPC were Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA), which rose 2.76% or 0.600 points to trade at 22.100 at the close. Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (MX:LABB) added 2.56% or 0.430 points to end at 17.290 and Bolsa Mexicana De Valores SAB De CV (MX:BOLSAA) was up 2.24% or 0.630 points to 28.820 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Ohl Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:OHLMEX), which lost 1.20% or 0.300 points to trade at 24.520 in late trade. Grupo LALA SA de CV (MX:LALAB) declined 1.17% or 0.39 points to end at 33.00 and Cemex SAB de CV (MX:CMXCPO) shed 1.02% or 0.160 points to 15.480.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 76 to 57 on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold for June delivery was down 0.04% or 0.50 to $1224.80 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.30% or 0.18 to hit $60.36 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.85% or 0.56 to trade at $66.25 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.74% to 15.1199, while EUR/MXN fell 0.40% to 17.1074.
The US Dollar Index was up 1.00% at 94.22.