The Mexican stock exchange (BMV) ended its first trading of the week with a profit. The local stock market advanced marginally in a row with erratic movements in which positive information about the Covid-19 Omicron variant collided with uncertainty among investors.
The benchmark index S&P/BMV IPC, made up of the shares of the 35 issuers with the highest capitalization value and liquidity in the local market, and moved 0.02% to a level of 50,605.56 units. The index FTSE BIVA, from Institutional Stock Exchange (Biva), closed with a rise of 0.04% at the level of 1,044.10 units.
Within the benchmark, most of the components ended the day in positive territory, with 18 values in red, 16 in green and one unchanged. The advances were led by the giant Grupo Televisa, with 4.15%; followed by Volaris, with 3.46%, and in the losses, Telesites fell -2.78 percent.
Anthony Fauci, head of infectious diseases in the United States, declared that “until now [la nueva variante Ómicron de Covid-19] it does not seem to have a higher degree of severity. “Investors are cautious about possible economic impacts of this new variant.
Reference-www.eleconomista.com.mx