Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Consumer Services and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 added 1.01% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Caixabank SA (MC:CABK), which rose 3.85% or 0.125 points to trade at 3.370 at the close. Meanwhile, Bankia SA (MC:BKIA) added 3.45% or 0.086 points to end at 2.576 and B. Sabadell (MC:SABE) was up 2.53% or 0.026 points to 1.056 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tecnicas Reunidas (MC:TRE), which fell 1.55% or 0.350 points to trade at 22.170 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (MC:MTS) declined 1.49% or 0.282 points to end at 18.650 and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (MC:SGREN) was down 1.08% or 0.125 points to 11.465.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 120 to 58 and 12 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.08% or 1.05 to $1284.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 1.41% or 0.75 to hit $52.26 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 1.33% or 0.82 to trade at $60.68 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.30% to 1.1393, while EUR/GBP fell 0.56% to 0.8716.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 95.703.