Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumer Staples, Healthcare and Financial Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC gained 0.33%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Wal - Mart De Mexico, SAB De CV (MX:WALMEX), which rose 3.09% or 1.190 points to trade at 39.750 at the close. Meanwhile, Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES) added 2.78% or 6.990 points to end at 258.390 and Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB (MX:IENOVA) was up 2.62% or 2.07 points to 81.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Industrias CH, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ICHB), which fell 1.44% or 0.890 points to trade at 61.080 at the close. Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA) declined 1.02% or 0.230 points to end at 22.280 and Grupo Financiero Banorte (MX:GFNORTEO) was down 0.78% or 0.690 points to 88.250.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 96 to 63 and 4 ended unchanged.
Gold for August delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $1154.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.29% or 0.15 to hit $53.23 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.27% or 0.16 to trade at $58.84 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.33% to 15.6555, while EUR/MXN fell 0.23% to 17.2313.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.13% at 96.80.