Mexico shares lower at close of trade; S&P/BMV IPC down 0.60%

Investing.com – Mexico equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Healthcare, Materials and Industrials sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC lost 0.60%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:BIMBOA), which rose 2.47% or 1.69 points to trade at 69.96 at the close. Arca Continental , S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:AC) added 1.85% or 3.23 points to end at 177.02 and Qualitas Controladora, SAB De CV (BMV:Q) was up 1.34% or 2.08 points to 156.88 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Alfa, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:ALFAA), which lost 3.29% or 0.39 points to trade at 11.42 in late trade. Banco Del Bajio SA Institution De Banca Multiple (BMV:BBAJIOO) declined 2.77% or 1.41 points to end at 49.24 and Cemex SAB de CV (BMV:CEMEXCPO) shed 2.56% or 0.32 points to 12.16.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 148 to 91 and 12 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.29% or 7.30 to $2,553.60 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 3.11% or 2.33 to hit $77.16 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.02% or 0.02 to trade at $80.17 a barrel.

USD/MXN was up 0.06% to 19.41, while EUR/MXN unchanged 0.00% to 21.66.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 100.76.