The Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV) on Friday registered a 1.32% loss for its main index to fall to 57,841,69 units, a percentage that led it to close the week with a setback of 0.97%, but despite this it reached to close May with an advance of 2.81% and thus link five months of earnings.
Just on Wednesday, the Mexican market a new historical maximum was pointed at 58,735.86 units, after the previous record of 58,711.87 units of February 7, 2024.
“The capital markets closed May with generalized profits, mainly due to the preliminary agreement that was reached between China and the United States, which reduced the risk of a global economic recession,” explained the director of Economic and Financial Analysis of the Base Bank, Gabriela Siller, in a report.
In Mexico, Siller said, the price and quotes index (CPI), the main indicator of the BMV, “won 2.81% in May and advanced for the fifth consecutive month and accumulates a gain of 16.82% in that period.”
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He said that in the month, the broadcasters with the highest profits were: Eating it with 14.51%, Pacific Airport Group with 12%, Peoplera with 11.62%, Airport Group of the Center with 10.78%and Chedraui Commercial Group with 10.64%.
The director of Economic Analysis of the Actinver Financial Group, Enrique Covarrubias, indicated that with the loss of this Friday the Mexican index took the progress of the week to -0.97%located the performance of May in 2.81%, while the performance of 2025 fell to 16.82%.
On the day, the Mexican peso depreciated 0.41% against the dollar, when quoting in 19.39 units per green ticket, when it quoted in 19.31 on the previous day, according to data from the Bank of Mexico.
The negotiated volume in the market reached 644.7 million titles for an amount of 33,613 million pesos.
Of the 521 signatures that quoted in the day, 260 ended with their rise prices, 239 had losses and 22 closed without change.
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The titles with the highest upward variation were from the Financial Services firm Alternate International Advice (Alternate B), with 10%; of the Anheuser -Busch Inbev (ANB) beer producer, with -7.32 %, and the Mexican stock market signature (GBM O), with 4.53 %.
In contrast, the largest downward variations were from the Mexican Restaurant Corporation (CMR B), with -8.5%; of the Petrochemical Controller Company Alpek (CTALPEK A) with -7.08%, and the Grupo Carso Industrial Consortium (GCARSO A1) with -5.53%.
With EFE information
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