Mexico shares lower at close of trade; S&P/BMV IPC down 1.31%

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

At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC declined 1.31%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Televisa SAB Unit (BMV:TLEVISACPO), which rose 1.92% or 0.15 points to trade at 7.93 at the close. Kimberly - Clark De Mexico A (BMV:KIMBERA) added 0.96% or 0.31 points to end at 32.35 and Fomento Economico Mexicano UBD (BMV:FEMSAUBD) was up 0.80% or 1.63 points to 206.26 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB (BMV:VESTA), which lost 4.74% or 2.63 points to trade at 52.95 in late trade. Grupo Financiero Inbursa , SAB De CV (BMV:GFINBURO) declined 3.15% or 1.48 points to end at 45.66 and Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:BIMBOA) shed 3.14% or 2.20 points to 67.81.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 150 to 83 and 8 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.19% or 4.80 to $2,560.00 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 2.14% or 1.66 to hit $75.76 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.08% or 0.06 to trade at $78.97 a barrel.

USD/MXN was up 0.09% to 19.77, while EUR/MXN rose 0.04% to 22.11.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.28% at 100.46.