Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Consumer Services, Telecoms & IT and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 lost 0.31%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Acciona (MC:ANA), which rose 2.06% or 1.540 points to trade at 76.340 at the close. Meanwhile, Telefonica (MC:TEF) added 1.66% or 0.123 points to end at 7.529 and Enagas (MC:ENAG) was up 1.25% or 0.300 points to 24.330 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Amadeus IT (MC:AMA), which fell 5.05% or 3.100 points to trade at 58.340 at the close. International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (MC:ICAG) declined 3.32% or 0.222 points to end at 6.462 and Melia Hotels (MC:MEL) was down 2.89% or 0.240 points to 8.070.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 91 to 84 and 15 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.65% or 8.35 to $1292.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.73% or 0.34 to hit $46.88 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 1.09% or 0.60 to trade at $55.51 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.56% to 1.1406, while EUR/GBP rose 0.31% to 0.9021.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.62% at 95.828.