Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 gained 0.26% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA), which rose 4.25% or 0.185 points to trade at 4.535 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (MC:MTS) added 1.58% or 0.475 points to end at 30.610 and BBVA (MC:BBVA) was up 1.42% or 0.104 points to 7.448 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ferrovial (MC:FER), which fell 1.53% or 0.295 points to trade at 19.030 at the close. Tecnicas Reunidas (MC:TRE) declined 0.98% or 0.280 points to end at 28.180 and Cellnex Telecom SA (MC:CLNX) was down 0.74% or 0.16 points to 21.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 96 to 88 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in ArcelorMittal SA (MC:MTS) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 1.58% or 0.475 to 30.610.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.70% or 9.20 to $1331.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.44% or 0.28 to hit $64.08 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.30% or 0.21 to trade at $69.47 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.83% to 1.2132, while EUR/GBP fell 0.28% to 0.8863.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.65% at 91.06.