Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Financial Services & Real Estate and Telecoms & IT sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 gained 0.27% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were B. Sabadell (MC:SABE), which rose 2.14% or 0.037 points to trade at 1.794 at the close. Meanwhile, Caixabank SA (MC:CABK) added 1.74% or 0.071 points to end at 4.140 and Mapfre (MC:MAP) was up 1.68% or 0.047 points to 2.840 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA), which fell 2.59% or 0.114 points to trade at 4.286 at the close. Acciona (MC:ANA) declined 1.49% or 1.060 points to end at 70.000 and Red Electrica Corporacion SA (MC:REE) was down 1.25% or 0.235 points to 18.490.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 116 to 69 and 11 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.64% or 8.50 to $1311.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 1.68% or 1.04 to hit $62.77 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 1.22% or 0.83 to trade at $68.61 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.39% to 1.1921, while EUR/GBP fell 0.10% to 0.8811.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 92.32.