Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Building & Construction and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 lost 1.30% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Repsol (BME:REP), which rose 1.65% or 0.25 points to trade at 15.13 at the close. Meanwhile, Merlin Properties SA (BME:MRL) added 0.48% or 0.05 points to end at 10.50 and Sacyr SA (BME:SCYR) was up 0.42% or 0.01 points to 3.34 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Enagas (BME:ENAG), which fell 9.29% or 1.31 points to trade at 12.79 at the close. Acciona (BME:ANA) declined 6.55% or 7.40 points to end at 105.60 and ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA (BME:ACS) was down 4.19% or 1.68 points to 38.44.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 143 to 50 and 21 ended unchanged.
Shares in Enagas (BME:ENAG) fell to 5-year lows; falling 9.29% or 1.31 to 12.79.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.34% or 7.85 to $2,331.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.29% or 0.24 to hit $83.14 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.06% or 0.05 to trade at $86.55 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.05% to 1.07, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.22% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 105.53.