Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Telecoms & IT and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 added 0.77% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Repsol (MC:REP), which rose 3.99% or 0.530 points to trade at 13.825 at the close. Meanwhile, Acciona (MC:ANA) added 2.73% or 1.840 points to end at 69.300 and Merlin Properties SA (MC:MRL) was up 2.72% or 0.27 points to 10.12 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bankia (MC:BKIA), which fell 2.43% or 0.025 points to trade at 1.005 at the close. Ferrovial (MC:FER) declined 0.98% or 0.170 points to end at 17.175 and Indra A (MC:IDR) was down 0.63% or 0.065 points to 10.325.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 103 to 57 and 27 ended unchanged.
Shares in Repsol (MC:REP) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.99% or 0.530 to 13.825.
Gold for February delivery was up 0.85% or 9.55 to $1139.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.41% or 0.72 to hit $51.62 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 1.76% or 0.95 to trade at $54.97 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.41% to 1.0457, while EUR/GBP fell 0.21% to 0.8368.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.41% at 102.73.