Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the added 1.61%.
The best performers of the session on the were Cemex SAB de CV (BMV:), which rose 8.35% or 0.89 points to trade at 11.55 at the close. Meanwhile, GCC SAB de CV (BMV:) added 7.24% or 12.02 points to end at 178.14 and Alfa, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:) was up 4.90% or 0.68 points to 14.56 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Banco Del Bajio SA Institution De Banca Multiple (BMV:), which fell 1.68% or 0.75 points to trade at 43.88 at the close. Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion SAB de CV (BMV:) declined 1.53% or 0.23 points to end at 14.79 and Becle SA (BMV:) was down 1.50% or 0.40 points to 26.28.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 169 to 83 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in Becle SA (BMV:) fell to 5-year lows; down 1.50% or 0.40 to 26.28.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 2.93% or 80.60 to $2,669.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.25% or 0.18 to hit $71.81 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.60% or 0.45 to trade at $75.08 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.04% to 20.09, while EUR/MXN fell 1.91% to 21.56.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 1.65% at 105.03.
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