Investing.com – Mexico equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Telecoms Services, Healthcare and Materials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC rose 0.66% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the IPC were Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA), which rose 2.40% or 0.800 points to trade at 34.100 at the close. Nemak SAB de CV (MX:NEMAKA) added 1.99% or 0.42 points to end at 21.50 and Grupo Televisa SA (MX:TLVACPO) was up 1.98% or 1.980 points to 102.060 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:BIMBOA), which lost 2.20% or 1.200 points to trade at 53.280 in late trade. El Puerto De Liverpool Sab De CV (MX:LIVEPOLC1) declined 2.19% or 4.590 points to end at 204.590 and Arca Continental , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:AC) shed 1.52% or 1.830 points to 118.710.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 106 to 64 and 10 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold for December delivery was down 0.33% or 4.45 to $1325.95 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 5.01% or 2.24 to hit $46.91 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 5.50% or 2.56 to trade at $49.08 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.14% to 19.3619, while EUR/MXN fell 0.14% to 21.7134.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.01% at 95.34.