Investing.com – Mexico equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Materials, Consumer Goods & Services and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC rose 0.14%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the IPC were Cemex SAB de CV (MX:CMXCPO), which rose 4.47% or 0.810 points to trade at 18.920 at the close. Grupo Aeroportuario Del CentroNorte (MX:OMAB) added 4.43% or 3.660 points to end at 86.310 and Arca Continental , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:AC) was up 3.92% or 4.250 points to 112.580 in late trade.
Biggest losers included El Puerto De Liverpool Sab De CV (MX:LIVEPOLC1), which lost 2.91% or 3.930 points to trade at 130.910 in late trade. Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:BIMBOA) declined 2.66% or 1.240 points to end at 45.310 and Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (MX:LABB) shed 2.49% or 0.490 points to 19.160.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 152 to 95 and 8 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold for February delivery was up 0.67% or 8.00 to $1209.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 2.05% or 1.07 to hit $53.19 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 2.38% or 1.29 to trade at $55.45 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 1.66% to 21.5903, while EUR/MXN fell 1.31% to 23.1083.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.33% at 100.77.