Mexican equities closed higher on Wednesday, with the S&P/BMV IPC index rising 0.57% as advancing stocks outnumbered decliners by a margin of 134 to 98. Trading concluded with 15 issues unchanged.
Industrials, consumer goods and services, and basic materials led sector gains, offsetting declines in other segments. The peso firmed against the dollar, with the USD/MXN pair easing 0.12% to 16.98.
Among individual movers, aviation stock Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion SAB de CV led advancers with a 2.85% gain, closing at 11.17. Regional SAB de CV and OMA B followed with respective gains of 2.60% and 2.50%, closing at 141.83 and 212.75.
On the downside, Megacable Cpo fell 2.44% to 51.56, while Genomma Lab B dropped 2.05% to 12.89, marking a fresh 52-week low. Grupo Carso A1 declined 1.39% to 137.89.
In commodities, gold futures for December delivery rose 0.86% to $4,434.30 per troy ounce, while crude oil for October delivery advanced 0.45% to $90.63 per barrel. Brent crude for November delivery gained 0.10% to $95.35.
The U.S. Dollar Index futures increased 0.11% to 99.53, and the EUR/MXN pair advanced 0.14% to 19.68.
