Mexico stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/BMV IPC up 0.12%

Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Monday, 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 added 0.12% to hit a new 3-months high.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:GCARSOA1), which rose 2.58% or 4.17 points to trade at 165.53 at the close. Meanwhile, Alsea, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:ALSEA) added 2.25% or 1.15 points to end at 52.30 and Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB (BMV:VESTA) was up 1.92% or 1.25 points to 66.32 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Grupo Financiero Inbursa, SAB De CV (BMV:GFINBURO), which fell 2.50% or 1.16 points to trade at 45.27 at the close. Bolsa Mexicana De Valores SAB De CV (BMV:BOLSAA) declined 2.30% or 0.86 points to end at 36.50 and Grupo Televisa SAB Unit (BMV:TLEVISACPO) was down 2.19% or 0.20 points to 8.94.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 120 to 115 and 11 ended unchanged.

Shares in Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:GCARSOA1) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.58% or 4.17 to 165.53. Shares in Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB (BMV:VESTA) rose to 52-week highs; up 1.92% or 1.25 to 66.32.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.50% or 20.80 to $4,160.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.79% or 0.78 to hit $98.24 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.02% or 0.02 to trade at $109.20 a barrel.

USD/MXN was unchanged 0.01% to 18.42, while EUR/MXN unchanged 0.02% to 20.65.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 101.80.