Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Building & Construction, Telecoms & IT and Financial Services & Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 lost 0.62%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Grifols SA (MC:GRLS), which rose 4.80% or 1.070 points to trade at 23.380 at the close. Meanwhile, B. Sabadell (MC:SABE) added 4.45% or 0.046 points to end at 1.079 and Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA) was up 2.58% or 0.020 points to 0.795 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Viscofan (MC:VIS), which fell 19.55% or 12.150 points to trade at 50.000 at the close. Acerinox (MC:ACX) declined 8.69% or 0.965 points to end at 10.135 and ArcelorMittal SA (MC:MTS) was down 3.67% or 0.810 points to 21.270.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 116 to 60 and 14 ended unchanged.
Shares in Acerinox (MC:ACX) fell to 52-week lows; down 8.69% or 0.965 to 10.135. Shares in ArcelorMittal SA (MC:MTS) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.67% or 0.810 to 21.270.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.91% or 11.20 to $1240.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.18% or 0.12 to hit $67.45 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.46% or 0.35 to trade at $77.24 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.31% to 1.1409, while EUR/GBP rose 0.17% to 0.8889.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.35% at 96.12.