Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Telecoms & IT, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 added 0.12%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (MC:SGREN), which rose 3.05% or 0.325 points to trade at 10.965 at the close. Meanwhile, Mediaset ESP (MC:TL5) added 1.79% or 0.098 points to end at 5.588 and Enagas (MC:ENAG) was up 1.78% or 0.420 points to 24.030 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (MC:ICAG), which fell 3.41% or 0.236 points to trade at 6.684 at the close. Viscofan (MC:VIS) declined 2.87% or 1.380 points to end at 46.740 and ArcelorMittal SA (MC:MTS) was down 2.82% or 0.512 points to 17.670.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 102 to 69 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in ArcelorMittal SA (MC:MTS) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.82% or 0.512 to 17.670.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.51% or 6.50 to $1287.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 4.01% or 1.82 to hit $47.23 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 3.53% or 1.90 to trade at $55.70 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.98% to 1.1350, while EUR/GBP rose 0.23% to 0.9009.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.66% at 96.370.