Mexico shares higher at close of trade; S&P/BMV IPC up 0.01%

Investing.com – Mexico equities were higher at the close on Friday, 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 gained 0.01%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (BMV:PEOLES), which rose 8.22% or 23.16 points to trade at 305.00 at the close. Cemex SAB de CV (BMV:CEMEXCPO) added 2.28% or 0.25 points to end at 11.21 and Arca Continental , S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:AC) was up 1.66% or 2.79 points to 170.46 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Grupo Aeroportuario Del CentroNorte (BMV:OMAB), which lost 4.23% or 7.10 points to trade at 160.78 in late trade. Grupo Televisa SAB Unit (BMV:TLEVISACPO) declined 4.06% or 0.36 points to end at 8.50 and Grupo Financiero Banorte (BMV:GFNORTEO) shed 2.35% or 3.38 points to 140.40.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 144 to 82 and 10 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.26% or 6.60 to $2,566.30 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 2.43% or 1.67 to hit $67.03 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 2.00% or 1.45 to trade at $71.11 a barrel.

USD/MXN was down 0.16% to 20.37, while EUR/MXN fell 0.15% to 21.45.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 106.67.