Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, 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 2.90% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Acerinox (BME:ACX), which rose 5.05% or 0.44 points to trade at 9.05 at the close. Meanwhile, International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (BME:ICAG) added 3.86% or 0.10 points to end at 2.66 and Logista (BME:LOG) was up 2.20% or 0.62 points to 28.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Acciona (BME:ANA), which fell 8.05% or 9.70 points to trade at 110.80 at the close. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BME:BBVA) declined 6.62% or 0.64 points to end at 8.97 and Corporacion Acciona Energias Renovables SA (BME:ANE) was down 6.51% or 1.25 points to 17.95.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 146 to 44 and 27 ended unchanged.
Shares in International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (BME:ICAG) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 3.86% or 0.10 to 2.66. Shares in Logista (BME:LOG) rose to all time highs; up 2.20% or 0.62 to 28.80. Shares in Corporacion Acciona Energias Renovables SA (BME:ANE) fell to all time lows; losing 6.51% or 1.25 to 17.95.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 2.63% or 72.40 to $2,677.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.24% or 0.17 to hit $72.16 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.08% or 0.06 to trade at $75.47 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 1.77% to 1.07, while EUR/GBP fell 0.64% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 1.62% at 105.00.