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Mexico Markets: IPC & the Peso — July 16, 2026

By Diego Fernández · July 16, 2026 · 2 min read

Mexico · Markets

Key Facts

—IPC eased 0.18% to close at 66,410 on Wednesday, a softer session for Mexican stocks.

—Top gainer: BABAN climbed 4.50% to lead the advancers.

—Top decliner: FEMSAUBD dropped 4.00%, the standout loser.

—Currency: USD/MXN traded at 17.39, +0.02% on the day.

—Global backdrop: the S&P 500 stood at 7,572 (+0.38%), setting the tone for the region.

The IPC eased 0.18% on Wednesday to close at 66,410, a softer session as decliners outnumbered gainers across Mexican equities.

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The session in one read

Mexico’s benchmark IPC index eased 0.18% to close at 66,410 on Wednesday, leaving it modestly lower after the prior session. Decliners outnumbered gainers on the day, a sign the move reflected company-specific news as much as any market-wide driver. For an internationally minded reader, the headline change is only half the story — the currency does the rest.

BABAN was the session’s strongest performer, up 4.50%, while FEMSAUBD fell 4.00% at the other end of the board. The spread points to a stock-specific session rather than a broad, one-way move.

The day’s gainers

BABAN	+4.50%
BBAJIOO	+2.70%
ASURB	+2.00%
BIMBOA	+1.70%
CEMEXCPO	+1.70%

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S&P/BMV IPC · benchmark

66,409.65
-0.18%

+17.56% over 12 months

Market breadth · 15 names

60% advancing

9 ▲ advancing6 declining ▼

Currencies, rates & key inputs

USD / MXN

17.41

+0.11%

Brent crude

84.69

-0.31%

Gold

4,029

-0.36%

Sector heatmap · average move today

Materials

+1.98%

CEMEX

Industrials

+1.14%

GAP, ASUR, OMA

Telecom

+0.47%

TELEVISA, AMX

Mining

+0.23%

GMEXICO

Consumer Staples

-0.03%

WALMEX, FEMSA, BIMBO, KOF

Other

-0.27%

AMX ADR

Financials

-1.19%

GFNORTE

Latin America scoreboard

IndexLastTodayStrength

IbovespaBrazil
176,010.90
-0.36%

S&P/BMV IPCMexico
66,409.65
-0.18%

S&P IPSAChile
10,947.38
-0.70%

S&P MERVALArgentina
3,291,246
+1.92%

MSCI COLCAPColombia
2,292.03
-0.29%

BVL S&P PerúPeru
57,174.37
—

Full instrument board

Instrument	Last	Change	YoY	Prev.	High	Low	Volume
IPC MEX	66,409.65	-0.18%	+17.56%	66,529.27	—	—	—
USD/MXN	17.41	+0.11%	-7.44%	17.39	17.41	17.36	—
WALMEX	49.61	+0.69%	-13.72%	49.27	50.16	49.15	20,469,055
GMEXICO	200.02	+0.23%	+76.24%	199.56	202.40	198.10	3,434,762
FEMSA	223.27	-2.64%	+20.84%	229.32	232.52	222.23	2,508,146
CEMEX	22.64	+1.98%	+65.13%	22.20	22.87	22.22	14,609,750
GFNORTE	183.98	-1.19%	+13.21%	186.19	187.63	183.07	3,190,810
BIMBO	57.50	+2.02%	+13.37%	56.36	57.77	56.33	1,234,737
TELEVISA	9.60	+1.16%	+19.11%	9.49	9.67	9.44	1,421,800
AMX	22.80	-0.22%	+39.88%	22.85	22.95	22.58	21,475,649
GAP	398.24	+0.75%	-7.53%	395.26	399.60	388.02	1,453,040
ASUR	283.46	+2.85%	-9.24%	275.61	284.36	276.54	43,563
OMA	234.61	-0.17%	-11.44%	235.02	239.32	233.69	806,096
KOF	177.25	-1.47%	+6.14%	179.89	180.09	175.50	1,080,950
GRUMA	280.76	+0.49%	-13.96%	279.40	282.44	277.31	212,538
KIMBER	38.73	+0.75%	+6.40%	38.44	39.00	38.35	4,671,215
AMX ADR	26.11	-0.27%	+49.11%	26.18	26.34	25.91	1,171,703

Largest moves today

ASUR
283.46
+2.85%

FEMSA
223.27
-2.64%

BIMBO
57.50
+2.02%

CEMEX
22.64
+1.98%

KOF
177.25
-1.47%

GFNORTE
183.98
-1.19%

TELEVISA
9.60
+1.16%

GAP
398.24
+0.75%

The session read

The S&P/BMV IPC eased 0.18%, with breadth positive — 9 of 15 names higher. Materials led, while Financials lagged.

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The day’s decliners

FEMSAUBD	-4.00%
ALSEA	-2.80%
GENTERA	-1.90%
KOFUBL	-1.60%
GFNORTEO	-1.40%

The day’s numbers

Instrument	Level	Change
IPC	66,410	-0.18%
S&P 500	7,572	+0.38%
USD/MXN	17.39	+0.02%

Why it moved

Gains were paced by BABAN (+4.50%), BBAJIOO (+2.70%), ASURB (+2.00%), while the drag came from FEMSAUBD (-4.00%), ALSEA (-2.80%), GENTERA (-1.90%). Direction for the whole index came as much from the currency and the US tape as from any single local story, with the S&P 500 at 7,572 (+0.38%) framing risk appetite. On a softer day, foreign investors watch whether the move is broad or concentrated before drawing conclusions about the trend.

The currency

USD/MXN changed hands at 17.39, +0.02% on the day. For foreign residents and investors, the exchange rate is the second half of the return: it decides how much a move in local shares is worth once converted back into dollars. A stronger local unit can turn a flat equity session into a dollar gain, and a weaker one can do the reverse.

The technical picture

The IPC sits about some distance from its 52-week high, inside a 12-month range of 60,216 to 71,601. That keeps the index near the top of its range as traders weigh valuations against the rate and growth outlook.

What to watch next

Investors will track the next US session, commodity prices and local data for direction. The IPC and USD/MXN remain the two gauges to follow for Mexican markets in the days ahead.

Filed from the markets desk. All figures reflect the Wednesday close (July 15, 2026) from exchange and end-of-day data.

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