Key Facts

The S&P/BMV IPC fell 1.17%, closing at 66,675 and leaving the Bolsa’s blue-chip benchmark 6.9% below its 52-week high after a broad, heavyweight-led session.

The airports led the rout, with GAP down 6.2% and ASUR off 5.9% after both operators reported another month of falling June passenger traffic.

Grupo Mexico slid 4.0%, on about $38m of turnover, the copper heavyweight compounding the drag as mining turned from Friday’s bid to Tuesday’s weight.

The peso barely moved, USD/MXN settling at 17.51 and holding 7.0% stronger than its weakest point of the past year, the currency shrugging off the equity sell-off.