Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Financial Services & Real Estate and Building & Construction sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 rose 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Abertis Infr (MC:ABE), which rose 2.00% or 0.340 points to trade at 17.370 at the close. Meanwhile, Melia Hotels (MC:MEL) added 1.20% or 0.145 points to end at 12.190 and Mapfre (MC:MAP) was up 0.85% or 0.024 points to 2.843 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (MC:MTS), which fell 1.77% or 0.390 points to trade at 21.650 at the close. Tecnicas Reunidas (MC:TRE) declined 1.66% or 0.450 points to end at 26.650 and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (MC:GAM) was down 1.60% or 0.180 points to 11.065.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 95 to 73 and 21 ended unchanged.
Shares in Abertis Infr (MC:ABE) rose to all time highs; rising 2.00% or 0.340 to 17.370. Shares in Tecnicas Reunidas (MC:TRE) fell to 52-week lows; losing 1.66% or 0.450 to 26.650.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.33% or 4.31 to $1299.11 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.14% or 0.07 to hit $50.48 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.34% or 0.19 to trade at $56.62 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.08% to 1.1951, while EUR/GBP rose 0.53% to 0.8839.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 91.92.