Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Consumer Services and Financial Services & Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 gained 0.21% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Endesa (MC:ELE), which rose 2.52% or 0.455 points to trade at 18.490 at the close. Meanwhile, Acciona (MC:ANA) added 1.77% or 1.180 points to end at 68.000 and Iberdrola (MC:IBE) was up 1.62% or 0.100 points to 6.254 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Inditex (MC:ITX), which fell 2.50% or 0.630 points to trade at 24.550 at the close. B. Sabadell (MC:SABE) declined 2.13% or 0.038 points to end at 1.742 and Tecnicas Reunidas (MC:TRE) was down 1.39% or 0.350 points to 24.780.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 97 to 89 and 23 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.54% or 7.30 to $1349.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.67% or 0.45 to hit $67.52 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.97% or 0.70 to trade at $72.72 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.03% to 1.2331, while EUR/GBP fell 0.15% to 0.8650.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 89.49.