Investing.com – Mexico equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Consumer Goods & Services, Mexico Consumer Staples and Mexico Industrials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC fell 2.18% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the IPC were Empresas ICA, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ICA), which rose 2.10% or 0.320 points to trade at 15.600 at the close. Bolsa Mexicana De Valores SAB De CV (MX:BOLSAA) added 1.47% or 0.360 points to end at 24.740 and Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES) was up 0.16% or 0.460 points to 298.790 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Grupo Financiero Inbursa, SAB De CV (MX:GFINBURO), which lost 5.48% or 2.240 points to trade at 38.750 in late trade. Cemex SAB de CV (MX:CMXCPO) declined 4.31% or 0.600 points to end at 13.310 and Alfa, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALFAA) shed 3.78% or 1.080 points to 27.360.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 0 to 0 on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold for April delivery was down 0.30% or 3.80 to $1275.40 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude Oil for delivery in March rose 3.16% or 1.52 to hit $49.77 a barrel, while the March Brent Oil contract rose 3.61% or 1.92 to trade at $54.91 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.85% to 14.8658, while EUR/MXN fell 0.29% to 16.8502.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.25% at 94.82.