Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Telecoms & IT, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 added 0.92%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Gamesa (MC:GAM), which rose 3.09% or 0.570 points to trade at 19.035 at the close. Meanwhile, Aena Aeropuertos SA (MC:AENA) added 2.25% or 2.75 points to end at 124.90 and Iberdrola (MC:IBE) was up 2.17% or 0.121 points to 5.706 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Banco Popular (MC:POP), which fell 4.47% or 0.040 points to trade at 0.855 at the close. Acerinox (MC:ACX) declined 0.99% or 0.120 points to end at 11.950 and Abertis Infr (MC:ABE) was down 0.64% or 0.080 points to 12.500.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 134 to 70 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in Banco Popular (MC:POP) fell to all time lows; losing 4.47% or 0.040 to 0.855.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.04% or 0.45 to $1224.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.55% or 0.25 to hit $45.82 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.54% or 0.25 to trade at $46.88 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.35% to 1.0654, while EUR/GBP fell 0.45% to 0.8552.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.30% at 100.68.