Mexico stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/BMV IPC up 0.36%

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 0.36% to hit a new 3-months high.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB De CV (BMV:GAPB), which rose 7.16% or 26.74 points to trade at 400.34 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Aeroportuario Del Sureste (BMV:ASURB) added 3.33% or 14.73 points to end at 457.10 and Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, SAB de CV (BMV:OMAB) was up 3.21% or 6.83 points to 219.43 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion SAB de CV (BMV:VOLARA), which fell 3.67% or 0.40 points to trade at 10.50 at the close. Grupo Televisa SAB Unit (BMV:TLEVISACPO) declined 2.56% or 0.23 points to end at 8.76 and Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:GCARSOA1) was down 2.51% or 4.13 points to 160.74.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 154 to 99 and 14 ended unchanged.

Shares in Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion SAB de CV (BMV:VOLARA) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.67% or 0.40 to 10.50.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.00% or 0.05 to $4,142.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.37% or 0.36 to hit $98.18 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $109.10 a barrel.

USD/MXN was up 0.10% to 18.43, while EUR/MXN rose 0.11% to 20.71.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 101.52.