Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Consumer Services, Consumer Goods and Financial Services & Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 fell 0.52%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were ArcelorMittal SA (MC:MTS), which rose 3.94% or 1.030 points to trade at 27.200 at the close. Meanwhile, Indra A (MC:IDR) added 2.71% or 0.300 points to end at 11.370 and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (MC:GAM) was up 2.52% or 0.335 points to 13.625 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (MC:ICAG), which fell 2.11% or 0.152 points to trade at 7.044 at the close. Inditex (MC:ITX) declined 1.49% or 0.390 points to end at 25.810 and Ferrovial (MC:FER) was down 1.42% or 0.240 points to 16.660.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 107 to 77 and 23 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ferrovial (MC:FER) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.42% or 0.240 to 16.660.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.78% or 10.20 to $1322.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 2.25% or 1.43 to hit $64.97 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 2.46% or 1.66 to trade at $69.08 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.20% to 1.2265, while EUR/GBP fell 0.38% to 0.8713.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.28% at 89.76.