Investing.com – Mexico equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Materials, Consumer Staples and Healthcare sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC added 0.47%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the IPC were Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:BIMBOA), which rose 3.33% or 1.770 points to trade at 54.880 at the close. Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA) added 2.67% or 0.880 points to end at 33.820 and Ohl Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:OHLMEX) was up 2.14% or 0.550 points to 26.250 in late trade.
Biggest losers included America Movil L , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:AMXL), which lost 0.91% or 0.100 points to trade at 10.930 in late trade. Banregio Grupo Financiero SAB De CV (MX:GFREGIOO) declined 0.37% or 0.420 points to end at 112.070 and Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GCARSOA1) gained 0.09% or 0.070 points to 78.790.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 90 to 60 and 10 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold for December delivery was up 0.90% or 11.85 to $1328.95 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 2.69% or 1.16 to hit $44.32 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 2.75% or 1.25 to trade at $46.70 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.87% to 18.5810, while EUR/MXN fell 1.27% to 20.7267.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.21% at 95.86.