Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Consumer Services and Telecoms & IT sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 gained 1.09% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Indra A (MC:IDR), which rose 3.48% or 0.400 points to trade at 11.880 at the close. Meanwhile, Amadeus IT (MC:AMA) added 3.36% or 2.040 points to end at 62.740 and Caixabank SA (MC:CABK) was up 3.19% or 0.129 points to 4.170 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (MC:GAM), which fell 1.02% or 0.145 points to trade at 14.120 at the close. Acciona (MC:ANA) declined 0.32% or 0.220 points to end at 69.200 and Ferrovial (MC:FER) was down 0.28% or 0.050 points to 17.680.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 129 to 52 and 25 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.07% or 0.90 to $1305.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.30% or 0.20 to hit $67.45 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.10% or 0.07 to trade at $73.06 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.32% to 1.1955, while EUR/GBP fell 0.20% to 0.8790.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 92.52.