Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Telecoms & IT and Building & Construction sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 fell 0.10%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Ferrovial (MC:FER), which rose 1.37% or 0.260 points to trade at 19.270 at the close. Meanwhile, Banco Santander (MC:SAN) added 1.14% or 0.064 points to end at 5.658 and Repsol (MC:REP) was up 1.07% or 0.160 points to 15.170 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Gas Natural (MC:GAS), which fell 3.15% or 0.630 points to trade at 19.355 at the close. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (MC:GAM) declined 3.02% or 0.360 points to end at 11.565 and Red Electrica Corporacion SA (MC:REE) was down 2.46% or 0.460 points to 18.250.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 108 to 66 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (MC:GAM) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.02% or 0.360 to 11.565. Shares in Repsol (MC:REP) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.07% or 0.160 to 15.170.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.14% or 1.86 to $1329.86 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.60% or 0.79 to hit $50.09 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.80% or 0.44 to trade at $55.60 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.03% to 1.1880, while EUR/GBP fell 1.41% to 0.8870.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 92.32.