Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Financial Services, Consumer Goods & Services and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC gained 0.53%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico (MX:GAPB), which rose 4.31% or 4.980 points to trade at 120.310 at the close. Meanwhile, Ohl Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:OHLMEX) added 3.78% or 0.800 points to end at 21.970 and El Puerto De Liverpool Sab De CV (MX:LIVEPOLC1) was up 2.05% or 3.880 points to 193.390 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (MX:LABB), which fell 1.41% or 0.230 points to trade at 16.050 at the close. Grupo Financiero Banorte (MX:GFNORTEO) declined 0.74% or 0.650 points to end at 87.410 and Gentera SAB de CV (MX:GENTERA) was down 0.68% or 0.190 points to 27.560.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 104 to 48 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico (MX:GAPB) rose to all time highs; rising 4.31% or 4.980 to 120.310. Shares in El Puerto De Liverpool Sab De CV (MX:LIVEPOLC1) rose to all time highs; up 2.05% or 3.880 to 193.390.
Gold for August delivery was down 0.32% or 3.70 to $1143.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.01% or 0.01 to hit $50.87 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.25% or 0.14 to trade at $56.98 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.31% to 15.8315, while EUR/MXN fell 0.28% to 17.2275.
The US Dollar Index was unchanged 0.00% at 97.77.