Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Building & Construction and Telecoms & IT sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 rose 0.81% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Viscofan (MC:VIS), which rose 4.91% or 2.335 points to trade at 49.870 at the close. Meanwhile, Bankia (MC:BKIA) added 4.28% or 0.042 points to end at 1.023 and B. Sabadell (MC:SABE) was up 3.28% or 0.044 points to 1.384 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Enagas (MC:ENAG), which fell 1.61% or 0.395 points to trade at 24.070 at the close. Merlin Properties SA (MC:MRL) declined 1.57% or 0.17 points to end at 10.31 and Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA) was down 1.13% or 0.054 points to 4.721.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 99 to 66 and 12 ended unchanged.
Gold for February delivery was up 0.89% or 10.25 to $1161.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 2.33% or 1.25 to hit $52.47 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 2.15% or 1.22 to trade at $55.60 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.36% to 1.0417, while EUR/GBP fell 0.18% to 0.8499.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.75% at 103.14.