Investing.com – Mexico equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, 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 declined 0.79%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were GCC SAB de CV (BMV:GCC), which rose 4.35% or 7.95 points to trade at 190.80 at the close. Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (BMV:PEOLES) added 2.16% or 6.14 points to end at 290.20 and Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion SAB de CV (BMV:VOLARA) was up 1.90% or 0.30 points to 16.13 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Alsea , S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:ALSEA), which lost 5.67% or 2.64 points to trade at 43.91 in late trade. Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:BIMBOA) declined 4.88% or 2.65 points to end at 51.70 and Grupo Televisa SAB Unit (BMV:TLEVISACPO) shed 3.81% or 0.30 points to 7.58.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 120 to 92 and 15 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.54% or 14.46 to $2,679.86 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 1.23% or 0.91 to hit $73.34 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 1.12% or 0.86 to trade at $76.19 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.46% to 20.40, while EUR/MXN rose 0.24% to 21.05.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.44% at 108.86.