Mexico stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/BMV IPC down 0.01%

Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC declined 0.01%.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:BIMBOA), which rose 4.80% or 2.88 points to trade at 62.82 at the close. Meanwhile, Bolsa Mexicana De Valores SAB De CV (BMV:BOLSAA) added 4.57% or 1.62 points to end at 37.07 and Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (BMV:LABB) was up 3.95% or 0.58 points to 15.26 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (BMV:PEOLES), which fell 4.02% or 34.39 points to trade at 821.94 at the close. Arca Continental, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:AC) declined 1.72% or 3.82 points to end at 218.02 and America Movil SAB de CV M (BMV:AMXB) was down 1.71% or 0.40 points to 22.98.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 137 to 99 and 16 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.24% or 50.40 to $4,010.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 3.99% or 3.97 to hit $103.44 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.18% or 0.21 to trade at $116.93 a barrel.

USD/MXN was down 0.22% to 18.66, while EUR/MXN fell 0.40% to 20.90.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 101.60.