Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Consumer Services and Telecoms & IT sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 fell 0.72%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Ferrovial (BME:FER), which rose 0.59% or 0.22 points to trade at 37.54 at the close. Meanwhile, Bankinter (BME:BKT) added 0.53% or 0.04 points to end at 7.53 and Mapfre (BME:MAP) was up 0.50% or 0.01 points to 2.43 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Acciona (BME:ANA), which fell 4.51% or 5.60 points to trade at 118.50 at the close. Redeia Corporacion SA (BME:REDE) declined 3.87% or 0.67 points to end at 16.65 and Endesa SA (BME:ELE) was down 3.54% or 0.69 points to 18.68.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 129 to 48 and 34 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mapfre (BME:MAP) rose to 3-years highs; up 0.50% or 0.01 to 2.43.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.65% or 17.10 to $2,643.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 3.06% or 2.24 to hit $75.48 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 3.09% or 2.37 to trade at $78.95 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.12% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.02% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 102.73.