Investing.com – Mexico equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Goods & Services, Financial Services and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC added 0.42% to hit a new 3-month high.
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 6.87% or 44.03 points to trade at 685.03 at the close. VOLARIS A (MX:VOLARA) added 5.13% or 0.68 points to end at 13.94 and Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV Class B (MX:BSMXB) was up 4.25% or 1.320 points to 32.480 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Gruma SAB de CV (MX:GRUMAB), which lost 4.03% or 9.90 points to trade at 235.87 in late trade. Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB De CV Class B (MX:GAPB) declined 3.24% or 6.22 points to end at 186.04 and Arca Continental , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:AC) shed 2.39% or 2.99 points to 121.89.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 126 to 125 and 13 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.25% or 3.10 to $1222.60 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.83% or 0.58 to hit $69.03 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.43% or 0.32 to trade at $74.22 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.02% to 18.6225, while EUR/MXN rose 0.13% to 21.7145.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 94.45.