Investing.com – Mexico equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Consumer Staples, Materials and Industrials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC lost 1.01% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the IPC were Grupo Televisa SA (MX:TLVACPO), which rose 0.99% or 1.110 points to trade at 113.770 at the close. America Movil L, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:AMXL) added 0.38% or 0.060 points to end at 15.850 and El Puerto De Liverpool Sab De CV (MX:LIVEPOLC1) was up 0.80% or 1.380 points to 171.940 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Empresas ICA, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ICA), which lost 4.24% or 0.590 points to trade at 13.350 in late trade. Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico (MX:SANMEXB) declined 3.94% or 1.190 points to end at 29.100 and Ohl Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:OHLMEX) shed 3.39% or 0.840 points to 23.900.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 120 to 25 and 4 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold for August delivery was down 1.42% or 17.10 to $1187.80 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 2.25% or 1.34 to hit $58.38 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 2.46% or 1.61 to trade at $63.91 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.32% to 15.3062, while EUR/MXN fell 0.57% to 16.6513.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.95% at 97.38.