Mexico's equity benchmark closed higher on Friday as gains in Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples drove the market upward. The S&P/BMV IPC ended the session up 0.87%.
Among individual movers, Grupo Aeroportuario Del CentroNorte (BMV:OMAB) led the advance on the index, rising 2.90% - a gain of 7.19 points - to finish at 254.79. Arca Continental, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:AC) added 2.54%, or 5.42 points, closing at 218.46, while Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB (BMV:VESTA) climbed 2.48% - gaining 1.53 points - to settle at 63.14.
On the downside, Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (BMV:LABB) declined 3.00%, slipping 0.52 points to end at 16.79. Sigma Foods SAB de CV (BMV:SIGMAFA) lost 1.58%, down 0.27 points to 16.87, and Cemex SAB de CV (BMV:CEMEXCPO) fell 1.15%, or 0.25 points, to trade at 21.55 at the close.
Market breadth favored advancers: 133 stocks rose compared with 103 that declined on the Mexico Stock Exchange, while 16 issues were unchanged.
Arca Continental's share price moved to a 52-week high during the session, reflecting the 2.54% gain that brought the stock to 218.46.
In commodities trading, June gold futures inched higher by 0.03%, up 1.40 to $4,725.40 per troy ounce. Crude oil for June delivery moved lower, falling 1.01% - a decrease of 0.97 - to $94.88 a barrel, while the June Brent contract rose 0.79%, or 0.83, to trade at $105.90 a barrel.
Foreign exchange moves were modest: the Mexican peso strengthened slightly versus the U.S. dollar, with USD/MXN down 0.12% to 17.39, while EUR/MXN rose 0.22% to 20.38. The US Dollar Index Futures traded lower, down 0.25% at 98.36.
These mixed signals across commodities and currencies accompanied the positive close in local equities, with sector-level gains concentrated in industrial and consumer-facing companies that supported the overall rise in the S&P/BMV IPC.