Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Building & Construction and Telecoms & IT sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 lost 1.22%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Tecnicas Reunidas (MC:TRE), which rose 3.31% or 0.755 points to trade at 23.540 at the close. Meanwhile, Aena Aeropuertos SA (MC:AENA) added 1.18% or 1.20 points to end at 103.35 and Indra A (MC:IDR) was up 0.97% or 0.081 points to 8.465 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Obrascon Huarte Lain (MC:OHL), which fell 3.73% or 0.181 points to trade at 4.671 at the close. Banco Popular (MC:POP) declined 3.59% or 0.076 points to end at 2.040 and Banco Santander (MC:SAN) was down 3.18% or 0.115 points to 3.499.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 135 to 48 and 24 ended unchanged.
Shares in Banco Popular (MC:POP) fell to all time lows; falling 3.59% or 0.076 to 2.040.
Gold for April delivery was up 0.49% or 6.00 to $1232.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 3.98% or 1.31 to hit $31.62 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 4.00% or 1.37 to trade at $32.91 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.17% to 1.1126, while EUR/GBP rose 0.15% to 0.7757.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.17% at 96.68.