Mexico shares lower at close of trade; S&P/BMV IPC down 1.72%

Investing.com – Mexico equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Industrials, Consumer Goods&Services and Consumer Staples sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC declined 1.72% to hit a new 6-month low.

The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV (BMV:KOFUBL), which rose 2.24% or 3.73 points to trade at 170.03 at the close. Becle SA (BMV:CUERVO) added 1.09% or 0.35 points to end at 32.48 and Arca Continental , S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:AC) was up 0.58% or 1.02 points to 178.08 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Gentera SAB de CV (BMV:GENTERA), which lost 6.00% or 1.28 points to trade at 20.05 in late trade. Regional SAB de CV (BMV:RA) declined 5.01% or 6.63 points to end at 125.70 and Grupo Televisa SAB Unit (BMV:TLEVISACPO) shed 4.92% or 0.37 points to 7.15.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 151 to 94 and 11 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.11% or 2.80 to $2,524.80 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 4.53% or 3.33 to hit $70.22 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.07% or 0.05 to trade at $73.67 a barrel.

USD/MXN was up 0.07% to 19.80, while EUR/MXN unchanged 0.01% to 21.86.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 101.69.