Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Consumer Goods and Building & Construction sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 gained 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were ArcelorMittal SA (MC:MTS), which rose 2.27% or 0.570 points to trade at 25.690 at the close. Meanwhile, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (MC:GAM) added 1.97% or 0.225 points to end at 11.630 and International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (MC:ICAG) was up 1.55% or 0.118 points to 7.718 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA), which fell 2.24% or 0.048 points to trade at 2.093 at the close. Bankinter (MC:BKT) declined 1.95% or 0.168 points to end at 8.428 and Ferrovial (MC:FER) was down 1.21% or 0.215 points to 17.550.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 93 to 87 and 25 ended unchanged.
Shares in Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA) fell to all time lows; down 2.24% or 0.048 to 2.093.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.98% or 12.10 to $1227.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.01% or 0.01 to hit $67.06 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.46% or 0.33 to trade at $72.17 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.44% to 1.1659, while EUR/GBP rose 0.27% to 0.8872.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.49% at 94.73.