Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Consumer Services and Building & Construction sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 added 0.34%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Merlin Properties SA (MC:MRL), which rose 3.14% or 0.38 points to trade at 12.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Tecnicas Reunidas (MC:TRE) added 1.78% or 0.460 points to end at 26.360 and Inmobiliaria Colonial SA (MC:COL) was up 1.60% or 0.150 points to 9.500 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cie Automotive (MC:CIEA), which fell 3.02% or 1.040 points to trade at 33.400 at the close. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (MC:GAM) declined 2.20% or 0.280 points to end at 12.420 and Amadeus IT (MC:AMA) was down 2.00% or 1.440 points to 70.380.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 116 to 58 and 28 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.27% or 3.40 to $1275.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.28% or 0.18 to hit $65.08 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 1.19% or 0.89 to trade at $74.19 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.00% to 1.1589, while EUR/GBP fell 0.14% to 0.8784.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 94.67.