Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Building & Construction, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Financial Services & Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 declined 2.13% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Indra A (MC:IDR), which fell 0.09% or 0.010 points to trade at 10.950 at the close. Meanwhile, Merlin Properties SA (MC:MRL) fell 0.26% or 0.03 points to end at 11.73 and Melia Hotels (MC:MEL) was down 0.33% or 0.040 points to 11.950 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tecnicas Reunidas (MC:TRE), which fell 4.30% or 1.150 points to trade at 25.620 at the close. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (MC:GAM) declined 4.12% or 0.530 points to end at 12.340 and ArcelorMittal SA (MC:MTS) was down 3.61% or 1.000 points to 26.700.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 168 to 17 and 15 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 1.18% or 15.40 to $1320.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 0.11% or 0.07 to hit $61.06 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 0.41% or 0.26 to trade at $64.09 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.36% to 1.2308, while EUR/GBP rose 0.44% to 0.8943.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 90.03.