Mexico shares higher at close of trade; S&P/BMV IPC up 0.06%

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

At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC added 0.06%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Aeroportuario Del CentroNorte (BMV:OMAB), which rose 5.70% or 9.36 points to trade at 173.48 at the close. Grupo Aeroportuario Del Sureste (BMV:ASURB) added 4.81% or 25.61 points to end at 558.47 and Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV (BMV:PINFRA) was up 4.19% or 7.24 points to 180.01 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Cemex SAB de CV (BMV:CEMEXCPO), which lost 8.04% or 0.96 points to trade at 10.98 in late trade. Alfa, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:ALFAA) declined 3.79% or 0.56 points to end at 14.23 and Qualitas Controladora, SAB De CV (BMV:Q) shed 2.54% or 3.60 points to 138.31.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 140 to 92 and 15 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.01% or 0.20 to $2,754.80 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 5.25% or 3.77 to hit $68.01 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $71.60 a barrel.

USD/MXN was up 0.05% to 20.03, while EUR/MXN fell 0.06% to 21.66.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 104.18.