Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Consumer Goods and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 rose 0.62%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Banco de Sabadell SA (BME:SABE), which rose 2.05% or 0.04 points to trade at 2.04 at the close. Meanwhile, Amadeus IT (BME:AMA) added 1.32% or 0.80 points to end at 61.36 and Naturgy Energy Group SA (BME:NTGY) was up 1.28% or 0.28 points to 22.22 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (BME:MTS), which fell 1.53% or 0.32 points to trade at 20.55 at the close. Acerinox (BME:ACX) declined 1.47% or 0.14 points to end at 9.37 and Corporacion Acciona Energias Renovables SA (BME:ANE) was down 1.45% or 0.27 points to 18.33.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 101 to 99 and 24 ended unchanged.
Shares in Banco de Sabadell SA (BME:SABE) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 2.05% or 0.04 to 2.04. Shares in Corporacion Acciona Energias Renovables SA (BME:ANE) fell to all time lows; losing 1.45% or 0.27 to 18.33.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.44% or 10.65 to $2,405.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 2.14% or 1.68 to hit $76.72 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 1.89% or 1.56 to trade at $80.84 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.32% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.18% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 104.19.