Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Consumer Services and Telecoms & IT sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 declined 1.00% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Viscofan (MC:VIS), which rose 1.56% or 0.950 points to trade at 62.000 at the close. Meanwhile, Inmobiliaria Colonial SA (MC:COL) added 0.37% or 0.035 points to end at 9.455 and Merlin Properties SA (MC:MRL) was up 0.25% or 0.03 points to 11.83 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Melia Hotels (MC:MEL), which fell 3.25% or 0.350 points to trade at 10.420 at the close. Indra A (MC:IDR) declined 2.86% or 0.290 points to end at 9.840 and BBVA (MC:BBVA) was down 2.52% or 0.135 points to 5.228.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 137 to 35 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in Melia Hotels (MC:MEL) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.25% or 0.350 to 10.420. Shares in BBVA (MC:BBVA) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.52% or 0.135 to 5.228.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.18% or 2.20 to $1203.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 2.33% or 1.60 to hit $67.12 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 1.89% or 1.46 to trade at $75.81 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.14% to 1.1615, while EUR/GBP fell 0.36% to 0.8980.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 95.09.