Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, 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 rose 1.48%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Tecnicas Reunidas (MC:TRE), which rose 7.08% or 1.945 points to trade at 29.410 at the close. Meanwhile, Gamesa (MC:GAM) added 3.67% or 0.695 points to end at 19.605 and Caixabank SA (MC:CABK) was up 3.50% or 0.074 points to 2.188 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ferrovial (MC:FER), which fell 1.15% or 0.205 points to trade at 17.705 at the close. Int.Airl.Grp (MC:ICAG) declined 0.60% or 0.028 points to end at 4.599 and Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA) was down 0.28% or 0.015 points to 5.365.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 146 to 44 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in Gamesa (MC:GAM) rose to 5-year highs; up 3.67% or 0.695 to 19.605.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.35% or 4.75 to $1369.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 2.33% or 0.95 to hit $41.78 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 2.18% or 0.94 to trade at $44.04 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.14% to 1.1133, while EUR/GBP rose 1.36% to 0.8482.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.19% at 95.67.