Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Telecoms & IT and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 gained 0.05% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (MC:ICAG), which rose 1.45% or 0.093 points to trade at 6.525 at the close. Meanwhile, Caixabank SA (MC:CABK) added 1.41% or 0.058 points to end at 4.170 and Banco Santander (MC:SAN) was up 1.21% or 0.064 points to 5.344 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (MC:GAM), which fell 3.96% or 0.510 points to trade at 12.370 at the close. Enagas (MC:ENAG) declined 1.68% or 0.410 points to end at 24.050 and Acciona (MC:ANA) was down 1.59% or 1.160 points to 71.620.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 115 to 61 and 14 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.10% or 1.37 to $1351.67 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 1.89% or 0.93 to hit $48.16 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.62% or 0.34 to trade at $54.15 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.12% to 1.2037, while EUR/GBP fell 0.64% to 0.9118.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.23% at 91.28.