Mexico stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/BMV IPC down 0.29%

Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC lost 0.29%.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Orbia Advance Corporation SAB de CV (BMV:ORBIA), which rose 2.26% or 0.33 points to trade at 14.90 at the close. Meanwhile, GCC SAB de CV (BMV:GCC) added 1.73% or 3.17 points to end at 186.14 and Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB De CV Class B (BMV:GAPB) was up 1.37% or 4.99 points to 368.36 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Grupo Elektra , S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:ELEKTRA), which fell 3.61% or 12.64 points to trade at 337.88 at the close. Gentera SAB de CV (BMV:GENTERA) declined 3.36% or 0.83 points to end at 23.89 and Kimberly – Clark De Mexico A (BMV:KIMBERA) was down 3.02% or 0.89 points to 28.60.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 113 to 98 and 13 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.62% or 16.49 to $2,628.61 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.17% or 0.12 to hit $69.58 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.15% or 0.11 to trade at $72.67 a barrel.

USD/MXN was up 0.76% to 20.20, while EUR/MXN rose 0.57% to 21.03.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.46% at 107.84.