General News

- Mexican Stock Market (BMV) opened at 42,984.95 a decrease of 1,503.02 points from Thursday, October 9, 2013.

-Interest paid on 28-day Treasury Certificates (CETES) was up at 2.96 percent from Thursday, October 9, 2013.

- Bank Interest paid on 28-day 10,000 to 50,000 peso Promissory Notes was steady ranging from 1.00 to 2.17 percent.

- U.S. dollar traded Thursday at 13.10 pesos buy, 13.85 pesos sell.

- Canadian dollar traded at 11.60 pesos buy, 12.35 pesos sell.

- Euro traded at 17.05 pesos buy, 18.00 pesos sell.

- Gold (1 oz) Mexico: 16,774.04 pesos; New York: 1,239.25 U.S.

- Oil (brl) Mexican mix: 75.69 U.S.; West Texas Intermediate: 81.78 U.S.

- Inflation September 2014: 0.44 percent.

- Annual Inflation (from Sept. 2013 to Sept. 2014): 4.22 percent.

- Mexican Stock Market (BMV) opened at 45,116.94 a decrease of 926.68 points from Thursday, September 18, 2013.

- Mexican Stock Market (BMV) opened at 44,487.97 an increase of 123.01 points from Thursday, October 2, 2013.

- Mexican Stock Market (BMV) opened at 46,043.62 an increase of 149.57 points from Thursday, September 11, 2014.

- Mexican Stock Market (BMV) opened at 44,364.96 a decrease of 751.98 points from Thursday, September 25, 2014.

Readers of this periodical may not be the target audience of Sir Richard Branson’s cellphone business in Mexico but the young-at-heart might want to give the new provider a second glance.

Up to 100 million dollars’ worth of business is “certain” to have come Jalisco’s way during the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT), the state’s Innovation, Science and Technology Secretary Jaime Reyes Robles announced this week. 

According to fruit industry journals, Jalisco is set to become the first state in Mexico to sign a protocol agreement to allow exports of fresh berries to China.