Investing.com – Mexico equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Telecoms Services, Financial Services and Consumer Staples sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC added 1.23% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the IPC were El Puerto De Liverpool Sab De CV (MX:LIVEPOLC1), which rose 2.63% or 3.71 points to trade at 144.80 at the close. Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico (MX:SANMEXB) added 2.41% or 0.740 points to end at 31.460 and Wal - Mart De Mexico, SAB De CV (MX:WALMEX) was up 2.34% or 0.930 points to 40.590 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GCARSOA1), which lost 1.66% or 1.480 points to trade at 87.610 in late trade. Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GMEXICOB) declined 1.35% or 0.810 points to end at 59.180 and Arca Continental , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:AC) shed 1.20% or 1.48 points to 121.64.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 130 to 109 and 14 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.08% or 1.00 to $1227.25 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 0.02% or 0.01 to hit $48.77 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 0.02% or 0.01 to trade at $51.73 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.03% to 19.2539, while EUR/MXN fell 0.03% to 20.7356.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 100.09.