Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Building & Construction sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 fell 2.13% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were FCC (MC:FCC), which rose 0.07% or 0.005 points to trade at 7.578 at the close. Meanwhile, Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA) fell 0.20% or 0.010 points to end at 5.070 and Merlin Properties SA (MC:MRL) was down 0.71% or 0.06 points to 8.93 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Banco Popular (MC:POP), which fell 6.22% or 0.086 points to trade at 1.296 at the close. Obrascon Huarte Lain (MC:OHL) declined 5.28% or 0.224 points to end at 4.019 and Bankia (MC:BKIA) was down 5.13% or 0.037 points to 0.684.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 158 to 24 and 30 ended unchanged.
Shares in Banco Popular (MC:POP) fell to all time lows; losing 6.22% or 0.086 to 1.296. Shares in Merlin Properties SA (MC:MRL) fell to 52-week lows; falling 0.71% or 0.06 to 8.93. Shares in Bankia (MC:BKIA) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.13% or 0.037 to 0.684.
Gold for August delivery was down 0.17% or 2.25 to $1284.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 1.10% or 0.54 to hit $48.34 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 1.41% or 0.71 to trade at $49.64 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.77% to 1.1205, while EUR/GBP rose 0.03% to 0.7925.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.64% at 95.02.