Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Telecoms & IT and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 added 0.43%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were BBVA (MC:BBVA), which rose 1.63% or 0.088 points to trade at 5.487 at the close. Meanwhile, Amadeus IT (MC:AMA) added 1.46% or 1.080 points to end at 75.080 and Caixabank SA (MC:CABK) was up 1.33% or 0.050 points to 3.800 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA (MC:ACS), which fell 1.97% or 0.700 points to trade at 34.750 at the close. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (MC:GAM) declined 1.51% or 0.180 points to end at 11.720 and Ferrovial (MC:FER) was down 1.20% or 0.215 points to 17.770.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 119 to 54 and 16 ended unchanged.
Shares in Amadeus IT (MC:AMA) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.46% or 1.080 to 75.080.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.10% or 1.20 to $1186.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.51% or 0.33 to hit $65.34 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.62% or 0.44 to trade at $71.20 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.26% to 1.1376, while EUR/GBP rose 0.11% to 0.8948.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 96.48.