Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Consumer Services and Building & Construction sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 declined 1.26% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Acciona (MC:ANA), which rose 1.89% or 1.240 points to trade at 66.770 at the close. Meanwhile, Obrascon Huarte Lain (MC:OHL) added 0.76% or 0.038 points to end at 5.042 and Tecnicas Reunidas (MC:TRE) was up 0.51% or 0.125 points to 24.760 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bankia (MC:BKIA), which fell 3.77% or 0.030 points to trade at 0.766 at the close. Caixabank SA (MC:CABK) declined 2.97% or 0.074 points to end at 2.416 and BBVA (MC:BBVA) was down 2.63% or 0.144 points to 5.324.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 150 to 53 and 20 ended unchanged.
Gold for June delivery was up 1.36% or 16.70 to $1240.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 2.65% or 1.00 to hit $36.75 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 2.51% or 1.00 to trade at $38.84 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.18% to 1.1380, while EUR/GBP rose 0.15% to 0.8084.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.02% at 94.47.