Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Financial Services & Real Estate and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 fell 0.25% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Cie Automotive (MC:CIEA), which rose 2.97% or 0.740 points to trade at 25.640 at the close. Meanwhile, Ferrovial (MC:FER) added 1.14% or 0.205 points to end at 18.230 and International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (MC:ICAG) was up 0.98% or 0.074 points to 7.650 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mediaset ESP (MC:TL5), which fell 4.39% or 0.288 points to trade at 6.272 at the close. Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA) declined 3.41% or 0.070 points to end at 1.982 and Merlin Properties SA (MC:MRL) was down 1.73% or 0.21 points to 11.91.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 96 to 73 and 22 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mediaset ESP (MC:TL5) fell to 5-year lows; losing 4.39% or 0.288 to 6.272.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.31% or 3.70 to $1202.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.19% or 0.13 to hit $67.33 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.25% or 0.18 to trade at $72.79 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.60% to 1.1341, while EUR/GBP fell 0.21% to 0.8918.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.44% at 96.58.