Mexican Stock Exchange
Banxico cuts interest rate to 6.75% despite inflation and Middle East tensions
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Mexico's central bank cut its benchmark rate to 6.75% in a split decision, as global markets closed lower amid the US-Iran war. The BMV fell 1.65%, and the peso depreciated 1% against the dollar. Oil prices rose due to the Strait of Hormuz closure.
Major Wall Street indexes closed Tuesday in positive territory and completed a solid semester, while the Mexican peso and the Mexican Stock Exchange posted losses.
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Wall Street markets closed higher on Thursday April 16, boosted by optimism over an Israel-Lebanon agreement ending the Middle East war, while Mexico's Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (BMV) fell 0.78%. The BMV's main IPC index settled at 69,095.02 points. The Mexican peso appreciated 0.05% against the dollar.