Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Consumer Goods and Telecoms & IT sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 added 0.86%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Acciona (MC:ANA), which rose 3.93% or 2.360 points to trade at 62.440 at the close. Meanwhile, Red Electrica Corporacion SA (MC:REE) added 3.80% or 0.610 points to end at 16.650 and Iberdrola (MC:IBE) was up 3.67% or 0.214 points to 6.044 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mediaset ESP (MC:TL5), which fell 6.58% or 0.570 points to trade at 8.092 at the close. Tecnicas Reunidas (MC:TRE) declined 2.20% or 0.540 points to end at 24.020 and ArcelorMittal SA (MC:MTS) was down 2.02% or 0.510 points to 24.680.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 101 to 86 and 16 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mediaset ESP (MC:TL5) fell to 3-years lows; losing 6.58% or 0.570 to 8.092.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 1.16% or 15.60 to $1326.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 1.75% or 1.14 to hit $64.11 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 1.48% or 1.03 to trade at $68.43 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.46% to 1.2346, while EUR/GBP fell 0.18% to 0.8749.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.55% at 89.45.