Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Financial Services & Real Estate and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 gained 0.22%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Inmobiliaria Colonial SA (MC:COL), which rose 2.04% or 0.180 points to trade at 8.995 at the close. Meanwhile, Enagas (MC:ENAG) added 1.86% or 0.400 points to end at 21.950 and Abertis Infr (MC:ABE) was up 1.35% or 0.260 points to 19.520 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Acerinox (MC:ACX), which fell 2.67% or 0.325 points to trade at 11.850 at the close. Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA) declined 2.03% or 0.089 points to end at 4.301 and Indra A (MC:IDR) was down 1.33% or 0.160 points to 11.840.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 103 to 81 and 14 ended unchanged.
Shares in Inmobiliaria Colonial SA (MC:COL) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.04% or 0.180 to 8.995. Shares in Abertis Infr (MC:ABE) rose to all time highs; up 1.35% or 0.260 to 19.520.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.34% or 4.50 to $1339.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.12% or 0.08 to hit $64.42 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 0.03% or 0.02 to trade at $68.54 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.21% to 1.2429, while EUR/GBP fell 0.14% to 0.8754.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 88.88.