Investing.com – Mexico equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, 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 0.98% to hit a new 52-week low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were GCC SAB de CV (BMV:GCC), which rose 2.74% or 4.68 points to trade at 175.40 at the close. Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (BMV:LABB) added 2.52% or 0.64 points to end at 26.07 and America Movil SAB de CV M (BMV:AMXB) was up 2.19% or 0.33 points to 15.37 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Bolsa Mexicana De Valores SAB De CV (BMV:BOLSAA), which lost 6.58% or 2.21 points to trade at 31.36 in late trade. Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (BMV:PEOLES) declined 5.17% or 15.19 points to end at 278.71 and Cemex SAB de CV (BMV:CEMEXCPO) shed 4.35% or 0.51 points to 11.22.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 134 to 93 and 20 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.61% or 16.14 to $2,658.74 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.36% or 0.25 to hit $68.69 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 0.36% or 0.26 to trade at $72.22 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 1.92% to 20.67, while EUR/MXN rose 1.76% to 21.68.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 106.84.