Mexico stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/BMV IPC up 1.43%

Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, 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 1.43% to hit a new 6-months high.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were America Movil SAB de CV M (BMV:AMXB), which rose 7.88% or 1.66 points to trade at 22.73 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, SAB de CV (BMV:OMAB) added 5.37% or 11.77 points to end at 230.78 and Qualitas Controladora, SAB De CV (BMV:Q) was up 4.72% or 8.10 points to 179.86 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Alsea, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:ALSEA), which fell 4.56% or 2.39 points to trade at 50.00 at the close. Kimberly - Clark De Mexico Class A (BMV:KIMBERA) declined 3.97% or 1.54 points to end at 37.27 and Arca Continental, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:AC) was down 0.68% or 1.47 points to 215.41.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 181 to 68 and 11 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.23% or 9.50 to $4,159.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.11% or 0.11 to hit $97.71 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.19% or 0.21 to trade at $110.01 a barrel.

USD/MXN was up 0.04% to 18.68, while EUR/MXN rose 0.07% to 20.98.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 101.52.