Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Telecoms & IT and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 added 1.43%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (MC:ICAG), which rose 3.61% or 0.151 points to trade at 4.334 at the close. Meanwhile, Bankia (MC:BKIA) added 3.40% or 0.025 points to end at 0.761 and BBVA (MC:BBVA) was up 3.00% or 0.172 points to 5.895 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tecnicas Reunidas (MC:TRE), which fell 0.87% or 0.310 points to trade at 35.165 at the close. Aena Aeropuertos SA (MC:AENA) added 0.31% or 0.40 points to end at 130.85 and Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA) was up 0.33% or 0.018 points to 5.409.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 167 to 37 and 18 ended unchanged.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.58% or 7.25 to $1263.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.14% or 0.07 to hit $50.01 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.21% or 0.11 to trade at $51.41 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.05% to 1.0992, while EUR/GBP fell 1.03% to 0.8932.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.07% at 97.79.