Mexico shares lower at close of trade; S&P/BMV IPC down 0.41%

Mexico equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC lost 0.41%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Elektra , S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:ELEKTRA), which rose 6.62% or 22.29 points to trade at 359.00 at the close. Megacable Holdings, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:MEGACPO) added 1.13% or 0.38 points to end at 34.00 and Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV (BMV:PINFRA) was up 1.11% or 1.94 points to 177.01 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Bolsa Mexicana De Valores SAB De CV (BMV:BOLSAA), which lost 2.28% or 0.76 points to trade at 32.60 in late trade. Grupo Aeroportuario Del CentroNorte (BMV:OMAB) declined 2.22% or 4.01 points to end at 176.73 and Wal Mart de Mexico SAB de CV (BMV:WALMEX) shed 1.79% or 1.00 points to 54.92.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 107 to 104 and 13 ended unchanged on the Mexico Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.81% or 21.41 to $2,632.49 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.90% or 0.63 to hit $70.25 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.81% or 0.59 to trade at $73.44 a barrel.

USD/MXN was up 0.46% to 20.33, while EUR/MXN rose 0.53% to 21.19.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 107.82.