Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms & IT, Consumer Services and Building & Construction sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 rose 0.90%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Tecnicas Reunidas (MC:TRE), which rose 10.59% or 2.850 points to trade at 29.750 at the close. Meanwhile, Indra A (MC:IDR) added 5.76% or 0.570 points to end at 10.460 and Acciona (MC:ANA) was up 5.39% or 3.740 points to 73.180 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA), which fell 9.82% or 0.225 points to trade at 2.067 at the close. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (MC:GAM) declined 3.72% or 0.460 points to end at 11.890 and B. Sabadell (MC:SABE) was down 2.99% or 0.043 points to 1.377.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 110 to 68 and 17 ended unchanged.
Shares in Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA) fell to all time lows; falling 9.82% or 0.225 to 2.067.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.01% or 0.10 to $1225.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.55% or 0.38 to hit $69.23 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.05% or 0.04 to trade at $74.58 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.11% to 1.1656, while EUR/GBP rose 0.09% to 0.8891.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 94.47.