Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms & IT, Consumer Services and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 gained 0.00%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (MC:ICAG), which rose 1.84% or 0.134 points to trade at 7.416 at the close. Meanwhile, Inmobiliaria Colonial SA (MC:COL) added 1.38% or 0.120 points to end at 8.840 and Abertis Infr (MC:ABE) was up 1.18% or 0.225 points to 19.340 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (MC:GAM), which fell 1.73% or 0.215 points to trade at 12.185 at the close. Acciona (MC:ANA) declined 1.62% or 1.220 points to end at 74.160 and Gas Natural (MC:GAS) was down 1.33% or 0.260 points to 19.290.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 101 to 79 and 17 ended unchanged.
Shares in Inmobiliaria Colonial SA (MC:COL) rose to 5-year highs; up 1.38% or 0.120 to 8.840. Shares in Abertis Infr (MC:ABE) rose to all time highs; rising 1.18% or 0.225 to 19.340.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.78% or 10.60 to $1352.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 0.84% or 0.55 to hit $66.06 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.07% or 0.05 to trade at $70.47 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.22% to 1.2424, while EUR/GBP fell 0.08% to 0.8761.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.38% at 88.85.