Investing.com – Mexico equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Financial Services, Telecoms Services and Consumer Staples sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC rose 0.75%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the IPC were Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:BIMBOA), which rose 4.01% or 2.050 points to trade at 53.160 at the close. Grupo Financiero Banorte (MX:GFNORTEO) added 3.83% or 3.890 points to end at 105.570 and Banregio Grupo Financiero SAB De CV (MX:GFREGIOO) was up 3.32% or 3.690 points to 114.720 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES), which lost 3.24% or 15.080 points to trade at 451.000 in late trade. Grupo Elektra , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ELEKTRA) declined 3.07% or 7.710 points to end at 243.370 and Ohl Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:OHLMEX) shed 2.18% or 0.560 points to 25.160.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 81 to 73 and 4 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold for December delivery was down 0.16% or 2.05 to $1315.05 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.87% or 0.42 to hit $48.66 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.22% or 0.61 to trade at $50.80 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.52% to 19.2870, while EUR/MXN fell 0.79% to 21.6265.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.25% at 95.62.