Mexico shares lower at close of trade; S&P/BMV IPC down 0.09%

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 lost 0.09%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Gentera SAB de CV (BMV:GENTERA), which rose 3.45% or 0.85 points to trade at 25.51 at the close. Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:GMEXICOB) added 2.44% or 2.58 points to end at 108.47 and Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB De CV Class B (BMV:GAPB) was up 1.55% or 5.28 points to 345.53 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Qualitas Controladora, SAB De CV (BMV:Q), which lost 3.10% or 4.20 points to trade at 131.31 in late trade. Megacable Holdings, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:MEGACPO) declined 3.07% or 1.29 points to end at 40.75 and Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (BMV:PEOLES) shed 2.43% or 7.71 points to 309.10.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 128 to 90 and 17 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.27% or 7.40 to $2,753.60 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.90% or 0.64 to hit $72.11 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.69% or 0.52 to trade at $75.60 a barrel.

USD/MXN was unchanged 0.01% to 20.09, while EUR/MXN rose 0.30% to 21.95.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.42% at 103.36.