Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Telecoms & IT and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 lost 1.20% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA), which rose 5.88% or 0.050 points to trade at 0.896 at the close. Meanwhile, Acerinox (MC:ACX) added 2.81% or 0.320 points to end at 11.710 and Inmobiliaria Colonial SA (MC:COL) was up 2.43% or 0.210 points to 8.860 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were B. Sabadell (MC:SABE), which fell 6.42% or 0.081 points to trade at 1.181 at the close. Bankinter (MC:BKT) declined 6.37% or 0.500 points to end at 7.350 and Bankia SA (MC:BKIA) was down 5.01% or 0.157 points to 2.975.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 84 to 79 and 22 ended unchanged.
Shares in B. Sabadell (MC:SABE) fell to 52-week lows; losing 6.42% or 0.081 to 1.181. Shares in Bankinter (MC:BKT) fell to 52-week lows; losing 6.37% or 0.500 to 7.350. Shares in Bankia SA (MC:BKIA) fell to 52-week lows; losing 5.01% or 0.157 to 2.975.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.30% or 3.70 to $1231.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.56% or 0.39 to hit $69.36 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.39% or 0.31 to trade at $79.74 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.26% to 1.1472, while EUR/GBP rose 0.24% to 0.8791.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 95.56.