Mexico stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/BMV IPC up 0.33%

Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, 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 gained 0.33% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Qualitas Controladora, SAB De CV (BMV:Q), which rose 6.34% or 10.06 points to trade at 168.65 at the close. Meanwhile, Cemex SAB de CV (BMV:CEMEXCPO) added 2.39% or 0.42 points to end at 18.02 and Alsea, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:ALSEA) was up 2.19% or 1.06 points to 49.56 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (BMV:PEOLES), which fell 4.38% or 41.04 points to trade at 895.74 at the close. Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion SAB de CV (BMV:VOLARA) declined 2.95% or 0.34 points to end at 11.17 and GCC SAB de CV (BMV:GCC) was down 1.86% or 3.31 points to 174.84.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 148 to 99 and 14 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.17% or 7.00 to $4,184.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.12% or 1.05 to hit $94.79 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.19% or 0.20 to trade at $106.15 a barrel.

USD/MXN was up 0.05% to 18.37, while EUR/MXN rose 0.04% to 20.57.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 101.99.