Mexico stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/BMV IPC up 0.60%

Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC rose 0.60% to hit a new 6-months high.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (BMV:LABB), which rose 6.48% or 1.50 points to trade at 24.65 at the close. Meanwhile, Megacable Holdings, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:MEGACPO) added 5.56% or 2.52 points to end at 47.83 and Becle SA (BMV:CUERVO) was up 5.21% or 1.18 points to 23.85 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Gruma SAB de CV (BMV:GRUMAB), which fell 3.24% or 12.76 points to trade at 380.52 at the close. Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (BMV:PEOLES) declined 3.03% or 13.20 points to end at 422.18 and Gentera SAB de CV (BMV:GENTERA) was down 2.86% or 1.00 points to 33.91.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 126 to 78 and 11 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.54% or 18.24 to $3,330.36 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.64% or 0.40 to hit $63.19 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.65% or 0.43 to trade at $66.98 a barrel.

USD/MXN was down 0.38% to 19.51, while EUR/MXN fell 0.60% to 22.17.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 99.37.

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