Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 declined 0.41%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (MC:SGREN), which rose 5.90% or 0.730 points to trade at 13.110 at the close. Meanwhile, Tecnicas Reunidas (MC:TRE) added 4.97% or 1.110 points to end at 23.440 and ArcelorMittal SA (MC:MTS) was up 3.67% or 0.740 points to 20.920 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were B. Sabadell (MC:SABE), which fell 9.09% or 0.091 points to trade at 0.909 at the close. Caixabank SA (MC:CABK) declined 7.27% or 0.240 points to end at 3.060 and Bankia SA (MC:BKIA) was down 2.36% or 0.060 points to 2.480.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 98 to 74 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in B. Sabadell (MC:SABE) fell to all time lows; down 9.09% or 0.091 to 0.909. Shares in Caixabank SA (MC:CABK) fell to 52-week lows; losing 7.27% or 0.240 to 3.060. Shares in Bankia SA (MC:BKIA) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.36% or 0.060 to 2.480.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.22% or 2.85 to $1322.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 2.27% or 1.22 to hit $55.01 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 2.48% or 1.51 to trade at $62.35 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.25% to 1.1473, while EUR/GBP rose 0.41% to 0.8765.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 95.232.