Key Facts
The S&P/BMV IPC, Mexico’s main stock index, fell 0.75% to close at 66,439 points in a session marked by sharp drops in retail and infrastructure names
The peso was nearly flat, weakening a marginal 0.04% against the greenback to 17.14 per dollar, as a slight uptick in the US Dollar Index kept pressure on emerging currencies
Walmex shares plunged 2.9%, making the retail giant the second-worst performer on the IPC and wiping out gains from the previous week on light turnover of $14 million
Airport operator GAP sank 3.2%, the steepest decline on the index, amid reports that Colombian airports were briefly disrupted by a magnitude 7.4 earthquake that killed at least 132 people
