Mexico shares higher at close of trade; S&P/BMV IPC up 2.35%

Investing.com – Mexico equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, 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 2.35% to hit a new 1-month high.

The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (BMV:PEOLES), which rose 7.25% or 20.08 points to trade at 296.94 at the close. Alfa, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:ALFAA) added 7.15% or 1.02 points to end at 15.28 and Grupo Financiero Inbursa , SAB De CV (BMV:GFINBURO) was up 6.01% or 2.67 points to 47.09 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion SAB de CV (BMV:VOLARA), which lost 1.54% or 0.19 points to trade at 12.13 in late trade. Grupo Aeroportuario Del Sureste (BMV:ASURB) declined 1.12% or 6.39 points to end at 565.26 and Grupo Elektra , S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:ELEKTRA) 0.00% or 0.00 points to 944.95.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 133 to 87 and 12 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.12% or 29.60 to $2,682.10 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.66% or 1.17 to hit $71.54 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $74.46 a barrel.

USD/MXN was up 0.16% to 19.34, while EUR/MXN unchanged 0.00% to 21.61.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.51% at 100.04.