Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the fell 0.33% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the were Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:), which rose 2.04% or 1.34 points to trade at 67.04 at the close. Meanwhile, Gruma SAB de CV (BMV:) added 1.61% or 5.59 points to end at 350.13 and America Movil SAB de CV M (BMV:) was up 1.42% or 0.22 points to 15.68 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grupo Televisa SAB Unit (BMV:), which fell 3.63% or 0.29 points to trade at 7.70 at the close. Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion SAB de CV (BMV:) declined 3.36% or 0.37 points to end at 10.65 and Grupo Aeroportuario Del Sureste (BMV:) was down 3.02% or 16.65 points to 535.05.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 141 to 88 and 8 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.21% or 5.30 to $2,486.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 2.84% or 2.17 to hit $74.14 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 2.54% or 2.02 to trade at $77.50 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 1.77% to 19.18, while EUR/MXN rose 2.80% to 20.93.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 1.16% at 103.00.
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