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 fell 0.93%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Qualitas Controladora, SAB De CV (BMV:Q), which rose 1.17% or 1.95 points to trade at 168.02 at the close. Wal Mart de Mexico SAB de CV (BMV:WALMEX) added 1.06% or 0.61 points to end at 58.06 and Banco Del Bajio SA Institution De Banca Multiple (BMV:BBAJIOO) was up 0.69% or 0.30 points to 43.57 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Grupo Elektra , S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:ELEKTRA), which lost 14.31% or 59.10 points to trade at 353.90 in late trade. Orbia Advance Corporation SAB de CV (BMV:ORBIA) declined 6.99% or 1.15 points to end at 15.31 and Regional SAB de CV (BMV:RA) shed 5.82% or 7.58 points to 122.72.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 154 to 82 and 15 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was down 2.24% or 59.50 to $2,602.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.80% or 0.56 to hit $69.52 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 0.37% or 0.27 to trade at $72.92 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 1.07% to 20.38, while EUR/MXN fell 0.09% to 21.13.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 1.10% at 107.84.