Investing.com – Mexico equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods & Services, Telecoms Services and Healthcare sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC gained 0.07%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Elektra , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ELEKTRA), which rose 5.62% or 32.27 points to trade at 606.27 at the close. Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV Class B (MX:BSMXB) added 3.30% or 0.960 points to end at 29.980 and Grupo Televisa SAB Unit (MX:TLVACPO) was up 3.20% or 2.46 points to 79.35 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Wal - Mart De Mexico, SAB De CV (MX:WALMEX), which lost 3.57% or 1.970 points to trade at 53.170 in late trade. Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GMEXICOB) declined 2.95% or 1.670 points to end at 54.900 and Alfa, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALFAA) shed 1.79% or 0.420 points to 23.080.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 154 to 125 and 10 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was down 1.08% or 13.60 to $1241.80 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 4.64% or 3.44 to hit $70.67 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 6.10% or 4.81 to trade at $74.05 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.69% to 19.0594, while EUR/MXN rose 0.10% to 22.2505.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.68% at 94.49.