Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Consumer Goods and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 declined 1.05% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Acerinox (MC:ACX), which rose 1.01% or 0.115 points to trade at 11.520 at the close. Meanwhile, Inmobiliaria Colonial SA (MC:COL) added 0.66% or 0.060 points to end at 9.090 and Amadeus IT (MC:AMA) was up 0.65% or 0.440 points to 67.900 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were B. Sabadell (MC:SABE), which fell 3.49% or 0.052 points to trade at 1.438 at the close. Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA) declined 2.71% or 0.081 points to end at 2.911 and Caixabank SA (MC:CABK) was down 2.55% or 0.095 points to 3.640.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 122 to 61 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in B. Sabadell (MC:SABE) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.49% or 0.052 to 1.438. Shares in Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA) fell to 5-year lows; losing 2.71% or 0.081 to 2.911. Shares in Caixabank SA (MC:CABK) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.55% or 0.095 to 3.640.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.01% or 0.10 to $1301.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 1.52% or 1.04 to hit $67.17 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 0.49% or 0.38 to trade at $78.10 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.01% to 1.1664, while EUR/GBP fell 0.01% to 0.8779.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 94.10.