Investing.com – Mexico equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Staples, Materials and Financial Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC rose 0.46% to hit a new all time high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the IPC were Grupo LALA SA de CV (MX:LALAB), which rose 2.91% or 1.19 points to trade at 42.13 at the close. Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA) added 1.87% or 0.570 points to end at 31.110 and Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GMEXICOB) was up 1.59% or 0.690 points to 44.210 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Ohl Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:OHLMEX), which lost 2.08% or 0.460 points to trade at 21.680 in late trade. Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES) declined 1.87% or 8.890 points to end at 466.800 and Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:BIMBOA) shed 1.44% or 0.860 points to 58.770.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 111 to 63 and 5 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold for August delivery was up 0.06% or 0.85 to $1333.05 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.61% or 0.28 to hit $45.96 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.51% or 0.24 to trade at $47.61 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 1.14% to 18.5649, while EUR/MXN rose 0.52% to 20.5136.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.53% at 96.61.