Investing.com – Mexico equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare, Telecoms Services and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC gained 0.19%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the IPC were Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (MX:LABB), which rose 3.68% or 0.880 points to trade at 24.800 at the close. Kimberly - Clark De Mexico A (MX:KIMBERA) added 2.17% or 0.790 points to end at 37.130 and Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB De CV Class B (MX:GAPB) was up 2.08% or 4.29 points to 210.65 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Coca Cola Femsa SAB De CV (MX:KOFL), which lost 5.09% or 8.13 points to trade at 151.54 in late trade. VOLARIS A (MX:VOLARA) declined 2.49% or 0.65 points to end at 25.46 and Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB De CV (MX:SANMEXB) shed 2.22% or 0.830 points to 36.540.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 142 to 97 and 15 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.06% or 0.78 to $1255.68 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 1.40% or 0.64 to hit $46.41 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.25% or 0.60 to trade at $48.66 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.28% to 17.7039, while EUR/MXN rose 0.06% to 20.6100.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 93.81.