Mexico stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/BMV IPC up 0.35%

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 added 0.35%.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion SAB de CV (BMV:VOLARA), which rose 9.78% or 1.01 points to trade at 11.34 at the close. Meanwhile, Cemex SAB de CV Unit (BMV:CEMEXCPO) added 4.17% or 0.79 points to end at 19.73 and Megacable Holdings, S.A.B. De C.V. Unit (BMV:MEGACPO) was up 3.42% or 1.83 points to 55.37 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Grupo Televisa SAB Unit (BMV:TLEVISACPO), which fell 4.60% or 0.39 points to trade at 8.09 at the close. Wal Mart de Mexico SAB de CV (BMV:WALMEX) declined 2.90% or 1.46 points to end at 48.83 and Grupo Financiero Inbursa, SAB De CV (BMV:GFINBURO) was down 2.54% or 1.20 points to 46.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 138 to 97 and 13 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.86% or 34.70 to $4,073.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.53% or 1.56 to hit $100.20 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.07% or 0.08 to trade at $109.71 a barrel.

USD/MXN was unchanged 0.01% to 18.67, while EUR/MXN rose 0.06% to 20.78.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.40% at 102.21.