Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Building & Construction and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 added 0.24%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Banco Popular (MC:POP), which rose 5.08% or 0.040 points to trade at 0.827 at the close. Meanwhile, Repsol (MC:REP) added 4.30% or 0.520 points to end at 12.600 and Bankia (MC:BKIA) was up 2.31% or 0.019 points to 0.841 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA), which fell 4.05% or 0.182 points to trade at 4.306 at the close. International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (MC:ICAG) declined 2.35% or 0.123 points to end at 5.119 and Aena Aeropuertos SA (MC:AENA) was down 1.73% or 2.20 points to 125.10.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 114 to 89 and 23 ended unchanged.
Shares in Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA) fell to 3-years lows; losing 4.05% or 0.182 to 4.306.
Gold for February delivery was down 1.26% or 15.05 to $1175.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 8.56% or 3.87 to hit $49.10 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 8.98% or 4.25 to trade at $51.57 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.55% to 1.0591, while EUR/GBP fell 0.59% to 0.8475.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.59% at 101.58.