Stocks close mixed in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 23 (Chinese media) -- Latin America's three major stock markets ended mixed on Tuesday.

Mexico City's IPC stock index rose 0.52 percent to 22,174.26 points. A total of 137.3 million shares were traded with a value of about 179.1 million U.S. dollars.

At the Buenos Aires stock market, the Merval index closed at 1,038.31 points, down 0.69 percent. The trade volume was 4.733 million dollars.

In Sao Paulo, Latin America's biggest bourse, the leading Bovespa index closed at 36,470 points, down 3.05 percent. The trade volume was 892 million dollars.