Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Consumer Goods and Building & Construction sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 lost 2.49% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Repsol (MC:REP), which fell 0.13% or 0.020 points to trade at 15.650 at the close. Meanwhile, Tecnicas Reunidas (MC:TRE) fell 0.51% or 0.130 points to end at 25.520 and International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (MC:ICAG) was down 0.53% or 0.042 points to 7.938 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were B. Sabadell (MC:SABE), which fell 6.57% or 0.105 points to trade at 1.494 at the close. Banco Santander (MC:SAN) declined 5.61% or 0.274 points to end at 4.614 and Bankia SA (MC:BKIA) was down 5.20% or 0.179 points to 3.263.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 157 to 23 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in B. Sabadell (MC:SABE) fell to 52-week lows; falling 6.57% or 0.105 to 1.494. Shares in Banco Santander (MC:SAN) fell to 52-week lows; falling 5.61% or 0.274 to 4.614. Shares in Bankia SA (MC:BKIA) fell to 52-week lows; falling 5.20% or 0.179 to 3.263.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.11% or 1.40 to $1302.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 2.53% or 1.72 to hit $66.16 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 0.53% or 0.40 to trade at $74.92 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.63% to 1.1552, while EUR/GBP fell 0.15% to 0.8720.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.41% at 94.75.