Mexico stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/BMV IPC down 0.46%

Investing.com – 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 0.46% to hit a new 52-week low.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Qualitas Controladora, SAB De CV (BMV:Q), which rose 4.05% or 5.97 points to trade at 153.37 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Comercial Chedraui, SAB De CV (BMV:CHDRAUIB) added 3.79% or 4.81 points to end at 131.81 and GCC SAB de CV (BMV:GCC) was up 3.09% or 5.44 points to 181.59 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Grupo Aeroportuario Del CentroNorte (BMV:OMAB), which fell 5.69% or 9.47 points to trade at 157.06 at the close. Grupo Aeroportuario Del Sureste (BMV:ASURB) declined 2.99% or 15.93 points to end at 516.22 and Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB (BMV:VESTA) was down 2.48% or 1.23 points to 48.31.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 106 to 94 and 11 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.34% or 8.99 to $2,673.79 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.84% or 0.58 to hit $68.14 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 0.98% or 0.71 to trade at $72.07 a barrel.

USD/MXN was down 0.16% to 20.38, while EUR/MXN unchanged 0.01% to 21.56.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 105.79.