Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Telecoms & IT and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 fell 0.56% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (MC:SGREN), which rose 1.93% or 0.184 points to trade at 9.742 at the close. Meanwhile, Inmobiliaria Colonial SA (MC:COL) added 1.84% or 0.160 points to end at 8.875 and Merlin Properties SA (MC:MRL) was up 1.59% or 0.17 points to 11.21 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (MC:MTS), which fell 5.79% or 1.330 points to trade at 21.660 at the close. Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA) declined 5.65% or 0.041 points to end at 0.691 and B. Sabadell (MC:SABE) was down 3.30% or 0.035 points to 1.040.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 86 to 84 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in ArcelorMittal SA (MC:MTS) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.79% or 1.330 to 21.660. Shares in B. Sabadell (MC:SABE) fell to 5-year lows; falling 3.30% or 0.035 to 1.040.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.15% or 1.90 to $1231.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 1.78% or 1.18 to hit $67.61 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.27% or 0.97 to trade at $77.41 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.66% to 1.1396, while EUR/GBP fell 0.03% to 0.8833.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.41% at 96.11.