Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Telecoms & IT and Building & Construction sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 lost 0.53%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Inmobiliaria Colonial SA (MC:COL), which rose 2.50% or 0.235 points to trade at 9.635 at the close. Meanwhile, Tecnicas Reunidas (MC:TRE) added 2.50% or 0.600 points to end at 24.590 and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (MC:GAM) was up 1.38% or 0.180 points to 13.205 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grifols SA (MC:GRLS), which fell 3.48% or 0.800 points to trade at 22.210 at the close. Indra A (MC:IDR) declined 2.49% or 0.280 points to end at 10.950 and Melia Hotels (MC:MEL) was down 2.18% or 0.250 points to 11.240.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 118 to 66 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in Inmobiliaria Colonial SA (MC:COL) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.50% or 0.235 to 9.635.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.72% or 9.70 to $1337.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.81% or 0.51 to hit $63.52 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.67% or 0.45 to trade at $68.09 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.28% to 1.2268, while EUR/GBP fell 0.45% to 0.8721.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 89.83.