Mexico stocks lower at close of trade; IPC down 0.10%

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Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Telecoms Services, Healthcare and Financial Services sectors led shares lower.At the close in Mexico, the IPC fell 0.10%.The best performers of the session on the IPC were Empresas ICA , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:ICA), which rose 3.55% or 0.150 points to trade at 4.360 at the close. Meanwhile, Arca Continental , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:AC) added 2.32% or 2.590 points to end at 113.910 and Mexichem , S.A.B. De C.V. (MX:MEXCHEM) was up 1.98% or 0.820 points to 42.240 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Kimberly - Clark De Mexico A (MX:KIMBERA), which fell 1.84% or 0.740 points to trade at 39.410 at the close. Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB (MX:IENOVA) declined 1.74% or 1.26 points to end at 71.48 and Genomma Lab Internacional SAB De CV (MX:LABB) was down 1.49% or 0.180 points to 11.970.Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 92 to 68 and 12 ended unchanged.Gold for April delivery was down 1.87% or 23.60 to $1235.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 3.17% or 1.22 to hit $37.28 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 2.01% or 0.81 to trade at $39.58 a barrel.USD/MXN was up 0.28% to 17.7447, while EUR/MXN fell 0.18% to 19.7055.The US Dollar Index was up 0.38% at 96.59.