rewrite this title Mexico stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/BMV IPC up 2.27% By Investing.com

Investing.com – Mexico stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Mexico, the gained 2.27%.

The best performers of the session on the were Cemex SAB de CV (BMV:), which rose 5.61% or 1.09 points to trade at 20.52 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:) added 5.05% or 9.21 points to end at 191.71 and Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (BMV:) was up 4.55% or 0.79 points to 18.16 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Grupo Comercial Chedraui, SAB De CV (BMV:), which fell 1.67% or 1.78 points to trade at 104.91 at the close. Megacable Holdings, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:) declined 0.24% or 0.15 points to end at 62.06 and Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB (BMV:) was down 0.10% or 0.06 points to 59.82.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 158 to 57 and 15 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for June delivery was up 3.11% or 141.75 to $4,699.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 1.28% or 1.32 to hit $101.56 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.44% or 0.45 to trade at $103.72 a barrel.

USD/MXN was up 0.04% to 17.93, while EUR/MXN rose 0.06% to 20.72.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.66% at 99.70.