Investing.com – Mexico equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumer Staples, Telecoms Services and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC rose 0.49%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the IPC were Gruma, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GRUMAB), which rose 2.73% or 5.340 points to trade at 201.200 at the close. Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico (MX:GAPB) added 2.65% or 2.690 points to end at 104.220 and Wal - Mart De Mexico, SAB De CV (MX:WALMEX) was up 1.96% or 0.750 points to 38.980 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Compartamos, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GENTERA), which lost 1.95% or 0.530 points to trade at 26.620 in late trade. Bolsa Mexicana De Valores SAB De CV (MX:BOLSAA) declined 1.79% or 0.480 points to end at 26.270 and Grupo Elektra, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ELEKTRA) shed 1.69% or 6.640 points to 385.480.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 74 to 60 and 7 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold for June delivery was up 0.70% or 8.30 to $1202.00 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 2.02% or 1.17 to hit $56.71 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 1.99% or 1.26 to trade at $62.19 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.06% to 15.4496, while EUR/MXN fell 0.08% to 16.5853.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.05% at 98.20.