Investing.com – Mexico equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC lost 0.77% to hit a new 52-week low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Qualitas Controladora, SAB De CV (BMV:Q), which rose 1.62% or 2.70 points to trade at 169.27 at the close. Bolsa Mexicana De Valores SAB De CV (BMV:BOLSAA) added 1.25% or 0.41 points to end at 33.18 and Grupo Aeroportuario Del CentroNorte (BMV:OMAB) was up 0.67% or 1.18 points to 177.64 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (BMV:PEOLES), which lost 5.37% or 14.61 points to trade at 257.55 in late trade. GCC SAB de CV (BMV:GCC) declined 3.42% or 6.38 points to end at 180.25 and Gentera SAB de CV (BMV:GENTERA) shed 2.96% or 0.71 points to 23.26.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 130 to 96 and 15 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.40% or 10.49 to $2,621.41 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.78% or 0.55 to hit $71.15 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.43% or 0.32 to trade at $74.11 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 1.62% to 20.64, while EUR/MXN rose 1.36% to 21.47.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 107.88.