Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms & IT, Consumer Goods and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 gained 0.24% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Inmobiliaria Colonial SA (MC:COL), which rose 2.12% or 0.180 points to trade at 8.670 at the close. Meanwhile, Mediaset ESP (MC:TL5) added 1.73% or 0.162 points to end at 9.508 and Bankia SA (MC:BKIA) was up 1.60% or 0.067 points to 4.264 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (MC:MTS), which fell 2.12% or 0.635 points to trade at 29.300 at the close. Caixabank SA (MC:CABK) declined 1.24% or 0.055 points to end at 4.370 and Aena Aeropuertos SA (MC:AENA) was down 0.56% or 1.00 points to 178.10.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 116 to 64 and 16 ended unchanged.
Shares in Inmobiliaria Colonial SA (MC:COL) rose to 5-year highs; rising 2.12% or 0.180 to 8.670.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.41% or 5.40 to $1337.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.29% or 0.82 to hit $64.39 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 1.09% or 0.75 to trade at $69.78 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.20% to 1.2286, while EUR/GBP rose 0.17% to 0.8783.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.18% at 89.99.