President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday rejected Donald Trump's accusation that Mexico is controlled by criminal cartels, a charge Trump made during his United Nations General Assembly speech.

Sheinbaum also received South Korean President Lee Jae-myung at Mexico's National Palace for an official state visit on the same day. The Mexican Bolsa Mexicana de Valores IPC index opened trading down 0.42% at 64,006.49 points on Thursday.

In Nuevo León, Somos party representative Emilio Álvarez Icaza stated in Monterrey on Thursday that Governor Samuel García would deliver the state to Morena in 2027. The Mexican Chamber of Deputies approved a constitutional reform on September 23 that mandates candidates for the presidency, state governorships, or the Head of Government of Mexico City to renounce any foreign nationality before seeking registration.