Investing.com – Mexico equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Telecoms Services, Materials and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC rose 0.52% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GCARSOA1), which rose 3.25% or 2.200 points to trade at 69.990 at the close. Gruma SAB de CV (MX:GRUMAB) added 3.10% or 7.76 points to end at 257.99 and Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GMEXICOB) was up 2.96% or 1.650 points to 57.460 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Nemak SAB de CV (MX:NEMAKA), which lost 2.87% or 0.41 points to trade at 13.88 in late trade. Grupo Aeroportuario Del Sureste (MX:ASURB) declined 2.17% or 6.94 points to end at 313.51 and Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV Class B (MX:BSMXB) shed 2.11% or 0.620 points to 28.840.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 232 to 106 and 11 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.23% or 2.90 to $1258.70 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.31% or 0.23 to hit $74.03 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.48% or 1.14 to trade at $78.25 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.63% to 19.1716, while EUR/MXN rose 0.74% to 22.5277.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 93.80.