Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Telecoms & IT, Consumer Goods and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 declined 0.80% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Bankia SA (MC:BKIA), which rose 2.98% or 0.099 points to trade at 3.420 at the close. Meanwhile, B. Sabadell (MC:SABE) added 1.98% or 0.026 points to end at 1.365 and Mediaset ESP (MC:TL5) was up 1.51% or 0.090 points to 6.050 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA), which fell 4.62% or 0.093 points to trade at 1.922 at the close. Amadeus IT (MC:AMA) declined 4.18% or 3.360 points to end at 76.940 and Grifols SA (MC:GRLS) was down 2.89% or 0.730 points to 24.540.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 110 to 64 and 20 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.26% or 3.10 to $1202.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 1.13% or 0.79 to hit $69.08 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.90% or 0.70 to trade at $77.47 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.35% to 1.1622, while EUR/GBP fell 0.08% to 0.9004.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.26% at 95.12.