MEXICO CITY, June 10 (Reuters) - Mexico's antitrust

authority said on Wednesday it had fined companies including

retailer Liverpool and supermarket operator

Chedraui more than 500 million pesos ($28.74

million) for colluding to manipulate commercial rent payments

during the COVID-19 pandemic.

* In a statement, Mexico's antitrust body said the companies

worked together to limit how much rent relief they gave mall

tenants.

* Grupo Danhos, GICSA, Acosta

Verde, Desarrolladora Mexicana de Inmuebles andGrupo

Aryba are also among the sanctioned companies.

* The practice caused estimated damages of about 404 million

pesos ($23.21 million), the regulator said.

* Danhos referred to a March statement in which it said it

disagreed with the findings and planned to challenge the

decision in court. The other firms did not immediately respond

to requests for comment.

* Shares were largely unmoved by the announcement, which

came out shortly before markets closed.

($1 = 17.4041 Mexican pesos)

(Reporting by Kylie Madry and Fabiola Arámburo;)