Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Financial Services & Real Estate and Building & Construction sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 fell 0.65%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Gamesa (MC:GAM), which rose 0.49% or 0.100 points to trade at 20.600 at the close. Meanwhile, Enagas (MC:ENAG) added 0.23% or 0.060 points to end at 26.380 and Merlin Properties SA (MC:MRL) was up 0.10% or 0.01 points to 10.45 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Banco Popular (MC:POP), which fell 4.11% or 0.050 points to trade at 1.167 at the close. Int.Airl.Grp (MC:ICAG) declined 2.46% or 0.116 points to end at 4.610 and Grifols SA (MC:GRLS) was down 1.59% or 0.310 points to 19.140.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 137 to 51 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in Gamesa (MC:GAM) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 0.49% or 0.100 to 20.600.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.30% or 3.95 to $1325.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.58% or 0.27 to hit $47.04 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.75% or 0.37 to trade at $49.42 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.12% to 1.1277, while EUR/GBP rose 0.51% to 0.8556.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.02% at 94.75.