Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Telecoms & IT, Consumer Goods and Building & Construction sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 fell 0.49% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Inmobiliaria Colonial SA (MC:COL), which rose 1.00% or 0.082 points to trade at 8.283 at the close. Meanwhile, Red Electrica Corporacion SA (MC:REE) added 0.97% or 0.180 points to end at 18.710 and Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA) was up 0.37% or 0.016 points to 4.303 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Repsol (MC:REP), which fell 1.93% or 0.290 points to trade at 14.745 at the close. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (MC:GAM) declined 1.85% or 0.215 points to end at 11.430 and Aena Aeropuertos SA (MC:AENA) was down 0.94% or 1.60 points to 169.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 119 to 61 and 23 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.76% or 9.80 to $1307.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.92% or 0.55 to hit $60.39 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 1.09% or 0.72 to trade at $66.88 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.68% to 1.2023, while EUR/GBP fell 0.04% to 0.8885.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.57% at 91.81.