Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the gained 0.21% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the were Kimberly – Clark De Mexico A (BMV:), which rose 3.70% or 1.16 points to trade at 32.55 at the close. Meanwhile, Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB (BMV:) added 3.20% or 1.79 points to end at 57.74 and Cemex SAB de CV (BMV:) was up 1.85% or 0.22 points to 12.14 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:), which fell 5.97% or 8.14 points to trade at 128.21 at the close. Qualitas Controladora, SAB De CV (BMV:) declined 4.19% or 7.63 points to end at 174.32 and GCC SAB de CV (BMV:) was down 2.22% or 3.71 points to 163.65.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 124 to 95 and 16 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 1.69% or 40.25 to $2,419.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.04% or 0.85 to hit $82.95 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.66% or 0.56 to trade at $85.64 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.11% to 17.80, while EUR/MXN rose 0.10% to 19.34.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.55% at 104.16.
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