Investing.com – Mexico equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the S&P/BMV Industrials Select, Consumer Goods & Services and S&P/BMV Consumer Staples sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC gained 0.05% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Regional SAB de CV (BMV:RA), which rose 4.96% or 7.33 points to trade at 155.04 at the close. Banco Del Bajio SA Institution De Banca Multiple (BMV:BBAJIOO) added 2.51% or 1.26 points to end at 51.49 and Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (BMV:LABB) was up 1.97% or 0.42 points to 21.78 in late trade.
Biggest losers included GCC SAB de CV (BMV:GCC), which fell 2.28% or 4.13 points to trade at 177.40 in late trade. Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB De CV Class B (BMV:GAPB) declined 1.55% or 6.80 points to end at 431.01 and Qualitas Controladora, SAB De CV (BMV:Q) down 1.22% or 2.70 points to 218.15.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 149 to 64 and 21 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.61% or 19.55 to $3,207.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 1.40% or 0.86 to hit $62.48 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 1.32% or 0.85 to trade at $65.38 a barrel.
USD/MXN was down 0.11% to 19.46, while EUR/MXN fell 0.31% to 21.73.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 100.84.