Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Consumer Services and Telecoms & IT sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 declined 0.11%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA), which rose 2.06% or 0.041 points to trade at 2.003 at the close. Meanwhile, Grifols SA (MC:GRLS) added 1.99% or 0.480 points to end at 24.550 and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (MC:GAM) was up 1.92% or 0.225 points to 11.945 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cie Automotive (MC:CIEA), which fell 2.36% or 0.600 points to trade at 24.860 at the close. Mapfre (MC:MAP) declined 1.13% or 0.029 points to end at 2.529 and Bankia SA (MC:BKIA) was down 1.10% or 0.035 points to 3.154.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 84 to 73 and 27 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mapfre (MC:MAP) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.13% or 0.029 to 2.529.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.09% or 1.10 to $1185.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.44% or 0.29 to hit $65.75 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.36% or 0.26 to trade at $71.69 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.30% to 1.1412, while EUR/GBP rose 0.17% to 0.8962.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.34% at 96.15.