Mexico's stock market ended Thursday lower, with the S&P/BMV IPC registering a 0.78% decline at the close as selling pressure in Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples weighed on the benchmark.
Among individual components, the session's strongest performer on the S&P/BMV IPC was Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (BMV:LABB), which climbed 5.39% - up 0.97 points - to finish at 18.98. Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB De CV Class B (BMV:GAPB) also outperformed, adding 2.09% or 8.73 points to close at 426.61. Regional SAB de CV (BMV:RA) posted a 2.02% gain, rising 2.90 points to 146.54 in late trade.
On the downside, Grupo Carso, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:GCARSOA1) led losses, slipping 7.85% - a decline of 12.17 points - to close at 142.96. Gentera SAB de CV (BMV:GENTERA) fell 3.03%, down 1.48 points to 47.42, while Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion SAB de CV (BMV:VOLARA) declined 2.69%, a loss of 0.37 points, to end the session at 13.40.
Market breadth was mixed on the Mexican exchange: 125 stocks advanced, 111 declined and 18 finished unchanged, indicating a relatively even distribution of buying and selling across listed names despite the index-level decline.
Commodities moved unevenly during the session. Gold futures for June delivery fell 0.27%, a drop of 12.95, to settle at $4,810.65 per troy ounce. Oil prices rose, with crude for May delivery up 2.08% or $1.90 to $93.19 a barrel, and the June Brent contract edging higher by 0.29% or $0.28 to $98.37 a barrel.
Foreign-exchange pairs involving the Mexican peso showed modest changes. The USD/MXN rate ticked up 0.11% to 17.26, while EUR/MXN increased 0.14% to 20.34. The U.S. Dollar Index Futures was higher by 0.19%, trading at 98.04 by the close.
Note: This report summarizes market moves and individual security performance at Thursday's close. It reflects closing prices, percentage changes and session counts as reported at market close.