Mexico shares lower at close of trade; S&P/BMV IPC down 0.77%

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 declined 0.77%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Orbia Advance Corporation SAB de CV (BMV:ORBIA), which rose 3.28% or 0.61 points to trade at 19.22 at the close. Regional SAB de CV (BMV:RA) added 2.52% or 3.09 points to end at 125.69 and Becle SA (BMV:CUERVO) was up 2.07% or 0.54 points to 26.66 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Gentera SAB de CV (BMV:GENTERA), which lost 2.91% or 0.79 points to trade at 26.40 in late trade. Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:GMEXICOB) declined 2.87% or 3.15 points to end at 106.51 and America Movil SAB de CV M (BMV:AMXB) shed 2.72% or 0.43 points to 15.39.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 146 to 77 and 13 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.54% or 14.65 to $2,691.15 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 2.63% or 1.90 to hit $70.46 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 2.13% or 1.61 to trade at $74.02 a barrel.

USD/MXN was up 2.00% to 20.19, while EUR/MXN rose 1.21% to 21.65.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.43% at 104.82.