Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Telecoms & IT, Consumer Goods and Financial Services & Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 added 0.34%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Amadeus IT (MC:AMA), which rose 1.67% or 0.890 points to trade at 54.190 at the close. Meanwhile, Bankinter (MC:BKT) added 1.62% or 0.127 points to end at 7.948 and Caixabank SA (MC:CABK) was up 1.45% or 0.062 points to 4.340 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (MC:GAM), which fell 2.49% or 0.305 points to trade at 11.925 at the close. Acerinox (MC:ACX) declined 1.75% or 0.215 points to end at 12.070 and Mediaset ESP (MC:TL5) was down 1.65% or 0.157 points to 9.343.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 109 to 64 and 23 ended unchanged.
Shares in Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (MC:GAM) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.49% or 0.305 to 11.925. Shares in Mediaset ESP (MC:TL5) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.65% or 0.157 to 9.343.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.46% or 6.18 to $1326.52 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.72% or 0.83 to hit $49.06 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.27% or 0.69 to trade at $54.96 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.69% to 1.1883, while EUR/GBP fell 0.13% to 0.8997.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.63% at 92.47.