Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Financial Services & Real Estate and Telecoms & IT sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 added 0.38%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Caixabank SA (MC:CABK), which rose 4.25% or 0.157 points to trade at 3.850 at the close. Meanwhile, Bankia SA (MC:BKIA) added 2.64% or 0.087 points to end at 3.381 and BBVA (MC:BBVA) was up 2.02% or 0.121 points to 6.114 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA), which fell 2.31% or 0.065 points to trade at 2.743 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (MC:MTS) declined 2.31% or 0.680 points to end at 28.770 and Inmobiliaria Colonial SA (MC:COL) was down 1.31% or 0.125 points to 9.400.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 103 to 87 and 16 ended unchanged.
Shares in Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA) fell to 5-year lows; falling 2.31% or 0.065 to 2.743.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.05% or 0.60 to $1302.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 1.75% or 1.13 to hit $65.86 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 2.26% or 1.70 to trade at $77.06 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.37% to 1.1818, while EUR/GBP rose 0.25% to 0.8801.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.28% at 93.35.