(MENAFN- The Rio Times) The Mexican peso traded near 18.44 per dollar on Friday morning, holding a small gain after an overnight slide in the U.S. Dollar Index into the low-98s.

Lower U.S. yields and safe-haven demand for gold cooled the greenback, and that backdrop tends to favor high-carry currencies like the peso.

Mexico's stock market told the same story in equities. The S&P/BMV IPC rose 1.47% on Thursday to 62,545, its best day in a month, powered by heavyweight earnings.

América Móvil surged after a strong quarter, pulling the broader index higher alongside Coca-Cola FEMSA, Pinfra, Grupo Carso, and Grupo Bimbo.

On the laggard side, airport operators GAP and ASUR, insurer Quálitas, spirits maker Becle (Cuervo), and lender Regional slipped.



ETF flows echo the mixed mood: the Mexico equity ETF (EWW) has seen healthy month-on-month creations but modest outflows this week, suggesting investors are adding on dips rather than chasing.

The story behind the story is carry and credibility. Banxico trimmed rates to 7.50% in September but continues to warn that sticky core inflation (around the mid-4% area) argues for caution.

That keeps Mexico's real interest rate positive and supportive for the peso at a time when the United States appears closer to easier policy.

Add resilient remittances and steady nearshoring headlines, and foreign money still sees Mexico as one of the sturdier emerging-market macro mixes-so long as U.S. growth doesn't slow abruptly.


USD/MXN Range Holds as Peso Stays Resilient
Technically, USD/MXN remains range-bound. On the four-hour chart, spot is compressed between roughly 18.41 and 18.46 beneath a gently falling 200-period average; momentum is flat.

The daily picture stays peso-friendly but not decisive: a 18.30–18.55 band has contained price for weeks. A daily close below 18.30 would target the low-18.20s; above 18.55 would point to 18.75–18.90.

For equities, the IPC's daily momentum is constructive with first support near 61,700–61,900 and resistance up at 62,900–63,200.

What to watch next: the Dollar Index path, any fresh Banxico signals, and U.S. data. If the dollar stays subdued and earnings leadership endures, the peso should remain resilient and Mexican equities can keep leaning higher.

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