Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Consumer Goods and Building & Construction sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 gained 0.52% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Bankinter (MC:BKT), which rose 3.15% or 0.276 points to trade at 9.048 at the close. Meanwhile, Repsol (MC:REP) added 2.54% or 0.410 points to end at 16.540 and Bankia SA (MC:BKIA) was up 2.17% or 0.077 points to 3.628 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Melia Hotels (MC:MEL), which fell 2.90% or 0.360 points to trade at 12.040 at the close. Endesa (MC:ELE) declined 0.92% or 0.180 points to end at 19.470 and Red Electrica Corporacion SA (MC:REE) was down 0.86% or 0.150 points to 17.225.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 109 to 70 and 26 ended unchanged.
Shares in Repsol (MC:REP) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.54% or 0.410 to 16.540.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.12% or 1.60 to $1312.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 3.13% or 2.16 to hit $71.22 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 3.09% or 2.31 to trade at $77.16 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.13% to 1.1850, while EUR/GBP fell 0.23% to 0.8741.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 92.92.