Mexico stocks lower at close of trade; IPC down 1.08%Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the fell 1.08%.
The best performers of the session on the were Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:), which rose 3.86% or 7.370 points to trade at 198.460 at the close. Meanwhile, Ohl Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:) added 2.38% or 0.440 points to end at 18.890 and Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB (MX:) was up 2.04% or 1.50 points to 75.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (MX:), which fell 3.81% or 0.480 points to trade at 12.110 at the close. Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:) declined 3.34% or 1.730 points to end at 50.140 and Cemex SAB de CV (MX:) was down 3.01% or 0.250 points to 8.050.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 85 to 40 and 7 ended unchanged.
Gold for April delivery was up 4.49% or 53.60 to $1248.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 2.35% or 0.65 to hit $26.80 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 0.31% or 0.10 to trade at $30.75 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 1.66% to 19.2527, while EUR/MXN rose 2.00% to 21.8164.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.28% at 95.57.
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