Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Telecoms & IT, Financial Services & Real Estate and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 rose 0.26%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Telefonica (MC:TEF), which rose 3.48% or 0.329 points to trade at 9.790 at the close. Meanwhile, B. Sabadell (MC:SABE) added 1.83% or 0.035 points to end at 1.943 and ArcelorMittal SA (MC:MTS) was up 1.52% or 0.335 points to 22.390 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (MC:GAM), which fell 17.33% or 3.040 points to trade at 14.505 at the close. Tecnicas Reunidas (MC:TRE) declined 1.33% or 0.450 points to end at 33.385 and Mediaset ESP (MC:TL5) was down 1.28% or 0.135 points to 10.430.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 94 to 85 and 12 ended unchanged.
Shares in Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (MC:GAM) fell to 52-week lows; down 17.33% or 3.040 to 14.505. Shares in B. Sabadell (MC:SABE) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.83% or 0.035 to 1.943.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.62% or 7.72 to $1257.12 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.80% or 0.39 to hit $49.14 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.14% or 0.58 to trade at $51.55 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.67% to 1.1656, while EUR/GBP fell 0.21% to 0.8926.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.66% at 93.91.