Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Building & Construction and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 gained 2.01%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Caixabank SA (BME:CABK), which rose 3.67% or 0.18 points to trade at 4.94 at the close. Meanwhile, Banco de Sabadell SA (BME:SABE) added 3.43% or 0.06 points to end at 1.78 and SOLARIA ENERGIA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE (BME:SLRS) was up 3.04% or 0.33 points to 11.18 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Puig Brands SA (BME:PUIGb), which fell 2.69% or 0.64 points to trade at 23.17 at the close. International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (BME:ICAG) unchanged 0.08% or 0.00 points to end at 1.92 and Telefonica (BME:TEF) was up 0.45% or 0.02 points to 4.01.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 160 to 35 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in Puig Brands SA (BME:PUIGb) fell to all time lows; falling 2.69% or 0.64 to 23.17.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.14% or 3.50 to $2,435.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 3.27% or 2.39 to hit $75.59 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 2.82% or 2.16 to trade at $78.64 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.06% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.19% to 0.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 103.00.