Mexico equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the S&P/BMV Industrials Select, Consumer Goods & Services and S&P/BMV Consumer Staples sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC declined 0.68% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (BMV:PEOLES), which rose 3.28% or 16.84 points to trade at 530.00 at the close. Kimberly – Clark De Mexico A (BMV:KIMBERA) added 1.37% or 0.46 points to end at 34.13 and Grupo Comercial Chedraui, SAB De CV (BMV:CHDRAUIB) was up 1.26% or 1.81 points to 145.63 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Qualitas Controladora, SAB De CV (BMV:Q), which fell 5.26% or 11.22 points to trade at 202.21 in late trade. Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion SAB de CV (BMV:VOLARA) declined 4.26% or 0.38 points to end at 8.54 and Cemex SAB de CV (BMV:CEMEXCPO) down 3.31% or 0.44 points to 12.86.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 161 to 61 and 17 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
Shares in Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (BMV:PEOLES) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 3.28% or 16.84 to 530.00.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 1.49% or 50.80 to $3,453.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 7.55% or 5.14 to hit $73.18 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 7.43% or 5.15 to trade at $74.51 a barrel.
