Mexico's equity market closed lower on Tuesday, with the S&P/BMV IPC ending the session down 1.06%.
Selling pressure was broad-based but most pronounced in the Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples sectors, which contributed to the index decline.
Top performers
- Bolsa Mexicana De Valores SAB De CV (BMV:BOLSAA) finished the day up 1.73%, gaining 0.66 points to close at 38.92.
- America Movil SAB de CV M (BMV:AMXB) rose 1.34%, or 0.30 points, to end the session at 22.75.
- Megacable Holdings, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:MEGACPO) advanced 0.75% with a 0.46-point increase, finishing at 61.42.
Heaviest declines
- Grupo Aeroportuario Del CentroNorte (BMV:OMAB) led losers, falling 4.92% or 11.90 points to close at 229.80.
- Industrias Penoles Sab De CV (BMV:PEOLES) dropped 4.26%, a decline of 40.45 points, to finish at 909.31.
- Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:GMEXICOB) declined 4.04%, or 7.94 points, ending the day at 188.62.
On the Mexico Stock Exchange, declining issues outnumbered advancing ones by 143 to 99, while 16 stocks finished unchanged.
Commodities
Gold Futures for June delivery were reported down 1.80%, a fall of 84.35, to $4,609.35 a troy ounce. In energy markets, crude oil for June delivery rose 3.37% or 3.25 to reach $99.62 a barrel, and the July Brent oil contract inched up 0.01%, an increase of 0.01, to trade at $104.27 a barrel.
Foreign exchange and broader indicators
The peso was modestly weaker against major currencies: USD/MXN rose 0.12% to 17.40, and EUR/MXN increased 0.17% to 20.38. The US Dollar Index Futures traded 0.16% higher at 98.48.
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This session's market moves highlighted sector-specific weakness in industrial and consumer-exposed companies, alongside mixed signals from commodity and currency markets.