Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Building & Construction and Financial Services & Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 added 0.53% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Bankia (MC:BKIA), which rose 3.57% or 0.027 points to trade at 0.783 at the close. Meanwhile, Gas Natural (MC:GAS) added 3.05% or 0.565 points to end at 19.070 and International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (MC:ICAG) was up 2.73% or 0.123 points to 4.635 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grifols SA (MC:GRLS), which fell 1.34% or 0.255 points to trade at 18.735 at the close. Endesa (MC:ELE) declined 0.60% or 0.110 points to end at 18.150 and Viscofan (MC:VIS) was down 0.30% or 0.145 points to 48.845.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 104 to 79 and 24 ended unchanged.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.42% or 5.45 to $1316.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 2.68% or 1.20 to hit $43.50 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 2.58% or 1.21 to trade at $45.68 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.30% to 1.1191, while EUR/GBP fell 0.73% to 0.8431.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.32% at 95.70.