Investing.com – Mexico equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Goods & Services, Financial Services and Consumer Staples sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC rose 0.41%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Elektra , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ELEKTRA), which rose 8.65% or 69.00 points to trade at 866.50 at the close. Coca Cola Femsa SAB De CV (MX:KOFL) added 4.66% or 5.24 points to end at 117.80 and Grupo Financiero Inbursa , SAB De CV (MX:GFINBURO) was up 2.21% or 0.650 points to 30.000 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA), which lost 3.87% or 1.150 points to trade at 28.550 in late trade. Grupo Aeroportuario Del Sureste (MX:ASURB) declined 3.69% or 12.53 points to end at 326.94 and Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB De CV Class B (MX:GAPB) shed 3.14% or 5.63 points to 173.48.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 149 to 113 and 22 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.62% or 7.30 to $1191.30 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.66% or 0.43 to hit $65.89 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.46% or 0.33 to trade at $71.76 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.54% to 18.8785, while EUR/MXN rose 0.01% to 21.5980.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.50% at 96.00.