Overview

• The IPC opened at 62,968.79 for a third consecutive record before reversing to a loss of about 1.05% near 62,254, signaling profit-taking after recent gains.
• The FTSE BIVA also slipped roughly 1.04% to 1,244.96 in midday trading, with declines broad-based across major constituents.
• September ended at a record 62,915.57, leaving the IPC up 27.06% in nominal terms through the third quarter, the strongest nine-month advance in 16 years.
• The peso finished September at 18.3147 per dollar, a 1.86% monthly gain and 12.3% appreciation year to date, supported by a softer U.S. dollar.
• U.S. equities traded lower on government shutdown concerns, and oil fell more than 1% as investors awaited an OPEP+ supply decision.