Investing.com – Mexico equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Telecoms Services, Consumer Staples and Consumer Goods & Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC gained 0.25%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the IPC were Grupo Televisa SA (MX:TLVACPO), which rose 2.19% or 1.830 points to trade at 85.240 at the close. Mexichem , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:MEXCHEM) added 2.06% or 0.980 points to end at 48.470 and Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES) was up 2.02% or 8.710 points to 440.920 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Ohl Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:OHLMEX), which lost 2.72% or 0.500 points to trade at 17.860 in late trade. Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico (MX:SANMEXB) declined 2.52% or 0.750 points to end at 28.980 and Bolsa Mexicana De Valores SAB De CV (MX:BOLSAA) shed 2.34% or 0.650 points to 27.150.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 144 to 133 and 12 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold for December delivery was up 1.24% or 14.60 to $1193.00 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.85% or 0.85 to hit $46.91 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.04% or 0.02 to trade at $49.01 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.06% to 20.6225, while EUR/MXN fell 0.03% to 21.8811.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.27% at 101.21.