Investing.com – Mexico equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumer Staples, Consumer Goods & Services and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC added 0.21%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were VOLARIS A (MX:VOLARA), which rose 5.87% or 0.91 points to trade at 16.42 at the close. Alfa, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALFAA) added 3.21% or 0.720 points to end at 23.170 and Kimberly - Clark De Mexico A (MX:KIMBERA) was up 3.20% or 1.100 points to 35.480 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Grupo Financiero Banorte (MX:GFNORTEO), which lost 2.42% or 2.690 points to trade at 108.260 in late trade. Becle SA (MX:CUERVO) declined 1.33% or 0.430 points to end at 31.960 and Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GMEXICOB) shed 1.13% or 0.750 points to 65.530.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 195 to 129 and 19 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.29% or 3.90 to $1338.80 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.64% or 0.41 to hit $63.89 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.01% or 0.01 to trade at $69.28 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.01% to 18.7753, while EUR/MXN rose 0.00% to 23.0205.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 90.23.