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Mexico’s IPC Eases After Record Highs as CME Listing Opens Global Access

New futures on the index broaden international hedging access despite modest growth.

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Overview

  • The S&P/BMV IPC fell 1.24% to 58,492.13 on Monday on profit-taking following fresh records and market reactions to comments by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
  • The benchmark is still up 18.13% in 2025 after record closes on May 28 at 58,735.86 and on August 22 at 59,225.48.
  • Thirty-one of the 35 constituents set all-time highs this year, led by gains such as Industrias Peñoles, which peaked at 586.1 pesos on August 12 and is up about 99.5% year to date, and Gentera, which reached 46 pesos on July 29 and is up roughly 73.7%.
  • CME Group began trading S&P/BMV IPC futures on August 18, including an E‑mini contract available nearly 24 hours six days a week, offering new channels for global access and hedging while MexDer remains the onshore venue.
  • Mexico’s economy expanded 0.6% quarter over quarter and 1.2% year over year in Q2, with analysts noting weak investment and consumption, as regulators advance a new Securities Market Law to widen financing for smaller firms.