Investing.com – Mexico equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Telecoms Services, Consumer Goods & Services and Materials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC rose 0.51% to hit a new all time high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the IPC were Cemex SAB de CV (MX:CMXCPO), which rose 1.94% or 0.340 points to trade at 17.910 at the close. Grupo Elektra , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ELEKTRA) added 1.84% or 13.93 points to end at 769.61 and Grupo Televisa SAB Unit (MX:TLVACPO) was up 1.76% or 1.58 points to 91.40 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Kimberly - Clark De Mexico A (MX:KIMBERA), which lost 1.99% or 0.760 points to trade at 37.460 in late trade. Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB De CV (MX:SANMEXB) declined 1.95% or 0.700 points to end at 35.120 and Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GCARSOA1) shed 1.42% or 1.090 points to 75.580.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 163 to 83 and 8 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.54% or 6.55 to $1225.75 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 4.27% or 2.01 to hit $45.06 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 3.79% or 1.88 to trade at $47.73 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.60% to 18.3075, while EUR/MXN rose 0.60% to 20.7706.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 96.01.