Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Goods & Services, Healthcare and Consumer Staples sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC gained 1.12% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Grupo Elektra , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ELEKTRA), which rose 9.33% or 31.68 points to trade at 371.37 at the close. Meanwhile, Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (MX:LABB) added 3.89% or 0.900 points to end at 24.040 and PINFRA SAB De CV (MX:PINFRA) was up 3.68% or 6.95 points to 195.65 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Alpek, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ALPEKA), which fell 1.61% or 0.350 points to trade at 21.400 at the close. Grupo Financiero Inbursa , SAB De CV (MX:GFINBURO) declined 1.46% or 0.440 points to end at 29.710 and Grupo Televisa SA (MX:TLVACPO) was down 1.08% or 1.10 points to 100.83.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 131 to 128 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in Grupo Elektra, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ELEKTRA) rose to 52-week highs; up 9.33% or 31.68 to 371.37.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.15% or 1.90 to $1229.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 0.16% or 0.08 to hit $48.67 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 0.08% or 0.04 to trade at $51.70 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.96% to 19.0750, while EUR/MXN fell 1.23% to 20.4875.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 100.14.