Investing.com – Mexico equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Consumer Staples and Telecoms Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC gained 0.63% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the IPC were Arca Continental, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:AC), which rose 2.89% or 2.680 points to trade at 95.300 at the close. Bolsa Mexicana De Valores SAB De CV (MX:BOLSAA) added 2.18% or 0.590 points to end at 27.510 and Cemex SAB de CV (MX:CMXCPO) was up 1.90% or 0.280 points to 15.040 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Ohl Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:OHLMEX), which lost 6.39% or 1.530 points to trade at 22.310 in late trade. Empresas ICA, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ICA) declined 1.65% or 0.220 points to end at 13.070 and Alfa, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALFAA) shed 1.63% or 0.500 points to 30.190.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 89 to 50 and 8 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold for August delivery was up 0.03% or 0.40 to $1188.20 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.10% or 0.06 to hit $57.70 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 2.17% or 1.39 to trade at $62.32 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.12% to 15.2804, while EUR/MXN rose 0.18% to 16.6620.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.05% at 97.34.