Mexico shares lower at close of trade; S&P/BMV IPC down 0.08%

Investing.com – Mexico equities were lower at the close on Friday, 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 fell 0.08% to hit a new 6-month low.

The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:GCARSOA1), which rose 2.14% or 2.57 points to trade at 122.88 at the close. Grupo Financiero Banorte (BMV:GFNORTEO) added 1.88% or 2.62 points to end at 141.95 and Alsea , S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:ALSEA) was up 1.61% or 0.78 points to 49.16 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Megacable Holdings, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:MEGACPO), which lost 4.51% or 1.98 points to trade at 41.92 in late trade. Grupo Financiero Inbursa , SAB De CV (BMV:GFINBURO) declined 3.09% or 1.39 points to end at 43.54 and Grupo Aeroportuario Del CentroNorte (BMV:OMAB) shed 2.85% or 4.77 points to 162.84.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 134 to 84 and 17 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.12% or 3.25 to $2,746.05 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.10% or 0.07 to hit $69.33 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.28% or 0.20 to trade at $72.65 a barrel.

USD/MXN was up 1.39% to 20.29, while EUR/MXN rose 0.76% to 21.98.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.35% at 104.24.