Mexico’s Sleepy Stock Market Stirs With Latest Listing Plans

Mexico’s stock market is showing signs of life, with companies again looking to list shares amid renewed investor appetite that’s fueled a record-breaking rally.

Natural gas firm Esentia Energy Systems and food company Grupo Nutrisa SA de CV are among those that have filed paperwork with the local exchange in recent days for listings. They follow the July IPO of real estate investment trust Fibra Next, which was Mexico’s biggest in seven years.

Esentia, a midstream company that supplies natural gas, plans to list in Mexico and complete a private offering in the US in a deal tentatively scheduled ...