Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Building & Construction and Financial Services & Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 fell 0.59% 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 1.38% or 0.104 points to trade at 7.624 at the close. Meanwhile, Mediaset ESP (MC:TL5) added 1.36% or 0.117 points to end at 8.740 and Tecnicas Reunidas (MC:TRE) was up 0.90% or 0.205 points to 22.935 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (MC:MTS), which fell 5.21% or 1.295 points to trade at 23.570 at the close. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (MC:GAM) declined 2.59% or 0.265 points to end at 9.950 and Melia Hotels (MC:MEL) was down 1.74% or 0.185 points to 10.420.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 106 to 66 and 24 ended unchanged.
Shares in Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (MC:GAM) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.59% or 0.265 to 9.950.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.04% or 0.49 to $1279.39 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 2.11% or 1.20 to hit $55.56 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 1.96% or 1.24 to trade at $61.92 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.87% to 1.1768, while EUR/GBP rose 0.64% to 0.8953.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.54% at 93.89.