Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Materials, Consumer Staples and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC added 0.95%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (MX:PENOLES), which rose 5.34% or 24.250 points to trade at 478.400 at the close. Meanwhile, Cemex SAB de CV (MX:CMXCPO) added 4.42% or 0.510 points to end at 12.050 and Telesites SAB de CV (MX:SITESL) was up 3.59% or 0.390 points to 11.260 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ohl Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:OHLMEX), which fell 1.63% or 0.360 points to trade at 21.710 at the close. Grupo Elektra , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ELEKTRA) declined 1.12% or 2.840 points to end at 251.510 and Coca-Cola Femsa, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:KOFL) was down 0.81% or 1.200 points to 146.780.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 116 to 54 and 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in Grupo Elektra, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ELEKTRA) fell to 5-year lows; down 1.12% or 2.840 to 251.510.
Gold for August delivery was down 0.14% or 1.90 to $1356.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 1.96% or 0.89 to hit $44.52 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 1.48% or 0.69 to trade at $46.07 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.14% to 18.4809, while EUR/MXN fell 0.11% to 20.4365.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.31% at 96.61.