Investing.com – Mexico equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Goods & Services, Consumer Staples and Healthcare sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC added 0.36% to hit a new all time high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the IPC were Grupo Elektra , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ELEKTRA), which rose 8.45% or 22.310 points to trade at 286.360 at the close. VOLARIS A (MX:VOLARA) added 3.26% or 1.14 points to end at 36.13 and Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES) was up 1.95% or 8.920 points to 466.000 in late trade.
Biggest losers included America Movil L , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:AMXL), which lost 2.19% or 0.260 points to trade at 11.600 in late trade. Nemak SAB de CV (MX:NEMAKA) declined 1.73% or 0.38 points to end at 21.53 and Empresas ICA , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ICA) shed 1.09% or 0.030 points to 2.720.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 106 to 67 and 11 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold for August delivery was down 0.60% or 8.05 to $1322.95 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.16% or 0.52 to hit $44.23 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 1.02% or 0.47 to trade at $45.73 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.17% to 18.5454, while EUR/MXN fell 0.64% to 20.3506.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.52% at 97.44.