Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Monday, with advances concentrated in the Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples sectors. At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC gained 0.62%.
The session's top performers on the S&P/BMV IPC included Gentera SAB de CV (BMV:GENTERA), which rose 3.81% or 1.46 points to finish at 39.83. Regional SAB de CV (BMV:RA) added 3.41% or 4.47 points to end the day at 135.62, and Orbia Advance Corporation SAB de CV (BMV:ORBIA) climbed 3.06% or 0.68 points to close at 22.90.
Not all names moved higher. Cemex SAB de CV (BMV:CEMEXCPO) was among the laggards, sliding 1.07% or 0.23 points to a closing price of 21.31. Bolsa Mexicana De Valores SAB De CV (BMV:BOLSAA) declined 1.06% or 0.37 points to finish at 34.59, and Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion SAB de CV (BMV:VOLARA) fell 0.98% or 0.16 points to end at 16.20.
On the breadth front, rising stocks outnumbered decliners on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 126 to 81, while 8 issues ended unchanged.
Commodity markets showed mixed movement during the session. Gold Futures for August delivery was down 1.60% or 65.60 to $4,030.70 a troy ounce. In energy markets, crude oil for August delivery rose 1.72% or 1.19 to $70.42 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.31% or 0.23 to trade at $73.43 a barrel.
Currency pairs affecting Mexican trade also recorded modest shifts. USD/MXN was up 0.03% to 17.47, and EUR/MXN rose 0.10% to 19.96. The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 100.88 at the close of the session.
Market participants saw a broad session in which the headline index registered a modest gain led by select industrial and consumer-oriented names, while commodity and currency moves added a mixed backdrop to the close.