Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Industrials, Consumer Staples and Telecoms Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the IPC gained 1.19%.
The best performers of the session on the IPC were Ohl Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:OHLMEX), which rose 5.59% or 1.120 points to trade at 21.170 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:GCARSOA1) added 5.53% or 4.400 points to end at 83.930 and Coca-Cola Femsa, S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:KOFL) was up 4.09% or 5.230 points to 133.150 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico (MX:SANMEXB), which fell 2.40% or 0.760 points to trade at 30.920 at the close. Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB (MX:IENOVA) declined 2.18% or 1.94 points to end at 86.96 and El Puerto De Liverpool Sab De CV (MX:LIVEPOLC1) was down 0.91% or 1.410 points to 154.210.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 171 to 103 and 9 ended unchanged.
Gold for February delivery was down 0.94% or 11.00 to $1161.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.28% or 0.65 to hit $51.49 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.87% or 0.47 to trade at $54.36 a barrel.
USD/MXN was up 0.40% to 20.3961, while EUR/MXN fell 0.11% to 21.5406.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.48% at 101.60.