Mexico shares lower at close of trade; S&P/BMV IPC down 0.32%

Investing.com – Mexico equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Industrials, Consumer Goods&Services and Consumer Staples sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC lost 0.32% to hit a new 6-month low.

The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Alfa, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:ALFAA), which rose 17.07% or 1.90 points to trade at 13.03 at the close. Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (BMV:LABB) added 3.75% or 0.74 points to end at 20.47 and Orbia Advance Corporation SAB de CV (BMV:ORBIA) was up 2.83% or 0.54 points to 19.64 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Alsea , S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:ALSEA), which lost 3.44% or 1.83 points to trade at 51.34 in late trade. America Movil SAB de CV M (BMV:AMXB) declined 3.33% or 0.54 points to end at 15.69 and Regional SAB de CV (BMV:RA) shed 3.10% or 3.74 points to 116.74.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 117 to 106 and 22 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.52% or 13.05 to $2,545.75 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 3.49% or 2.40 to hit $66.31 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.04% or 0.03 to trade at $69.72 a barrel.

USD/MXN was unchanged 0.01% to 20.09, while EUR/MXN fell 0.07% to 22.14.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 101.64.