Investing.com – Mexico equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Consumer Staples, Financial Services and Consumer Goods & Services sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC lost 1.03% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the IPC were Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES), which rose 0.96% or 4.52 points to trade at 475.15 at the close. PINFRA SAB De CV (MX:PINFRA) added 0.47% or 0.92 points to end at 196.33 and Nemak SAB de CV (MX:NEMAKA) was up 0.46% or 0.07 points to 15.26 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Bolsa Mexicana De Valores SAB De CV (MX:BOLSAA), which lost 3.62% or 1.110 points to trade at 29.580 in late trade. El Puerto De Liverpool Sab De CV (MX:LIVEPOLC1) declined 2.60% or 4.20 points to end at 157.45 and Wal - Mart De Mexico, SAB De CV (MX:WALMEX) shed 2.17% or 0.930 points to 41.930.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 145 to 116 and 5 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.08% or 14.34 to $1344.74 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 2.66% or 1.26 to hit $48.55 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.57% or 0.82 to trade at $53.16 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.14% to 17.8963, while EUR/MXN rose 0.28% to 21.3226.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.31% at 92.28.