Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Telecoms & IT, Consumer Goods and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 rose 0.35%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Indra A (MC:IDR), which rose 3.27% or 0.330 points to trade at 10.410 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (MC:MTS) added 3.06% or 0.755 points to end at 25.460 and Amadeus IT (MC:AMA) was up 2.10% or 1.460 points to 71.020 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA), which fell 2.06% or 0.054 points to trade at 2.570 at the close. Bankia SA (MC:BKIA) declined 1.10% or 0.035 points to end at 3.160 and Tecnicas Reunidas (MC:TRE) was down 0.94% or 0.260 points to 27.320.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 98 to 74 and 29 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bankia SA (MC:BKIA) fell to 52-week lows; losing 1.10% or 0.035 to 3.160.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.23% or 2.80 to $1247.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 1.28% or 0.90 to hit $69.48 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.03% or 0.02 to trade at $73.42 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.07% to 1.1681, while EUR/GBP fell 0.07% to 0.8835.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 94.49.