Mexican Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services, and Consumer Staples sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC gained 0.43%.

Top Performers

The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were:
– Grupo Aeroportuario Del CentroNorte (BMV:OMAB): +3.46% or +5.33 points to trade at 159.59.
– Gruma SAB de CV (BMV:GRUMAB): +3.45% or +12.53 points to end at 376.00.
– Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:BIMBOA): +3.09% or +2.13 points to 70.99 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Cemex SAB de CV (BMV:CEMEXCPO): -3.13% or -0.37 points to trade at 11.47.
– GCC SAB de CV (BMV:GCC): -2.68% or -3.98 points to end at 144.61.
– Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (BMV:PEOLES): -2.21% or -5.20 points to 230.01.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 125 to 119, with 16 ending unchanged.

Shares in GCC SAB de CV (BMV:GCC) fell to 52-week lows, down 2.68% or 3.98 to 144.61.

Commodity Updates

• Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.14% or 3.45 to $2,526.45 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for delivery in October fell 1.55% or 1.09 to hit $69.25 a barrel.
• The November Brent oil contract rose 0.03% or 0.02 to trade at $72.75 a barrel.

Currency Update

• USD/MXN was up 0.04% to 19.93.
• EUR/MXN fell 0.04% to 22.09.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.53% at 101.23.