Investing.com – Mexico equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Materials, Telecoms Services and Consumer Goods & Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC rose 0.10%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the IPC were Arca Continental , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:AC), which rose 2.62% or 2.730 points to trade at 106.830 at the close. Bolsa Mexicana De Valores SAB De CV (MX:BOLSAA) added 2.18% or 0.590 points to end at 27.710 and Grupo LALA SA de CV (MX:LALAB) was up 2.08% or 0.57 points to 27.99 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Banregio Grupo Financiero SAB De CV (MX:GFREGIOO), which lost 2.84% or 3.100 points to trade at 106.090 in late trade. Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (MX:LABB) declined 2.01% or 0.410 points to end at 19.970 and El Puerto De Liverpool Sab De CV (MX:LIVEPOLC1) shed 1.88% or 2.660 points to 138.570.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 202 to 90 and 10 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold for February delivery was up 0.51% or 6.00 to $1191.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 3.05% or 1.55 to hit $52.37 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.05% or 0.03 to trade at $55.23 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.01% to 21.8633, while EUR/MXN rose 0.03% to 23.1405.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.30% at 101.70.