Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms & IT, Financial Services & Real Estate and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 gained 1.20% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Indra A (MC:IDR), which rose 2.33% or 0.265 points to trade at 11.650 at the close. Meanwhile, Amadeus IT (MC:AMA) added 2.26% or 0.940 points to end at 42.500 and BBVA (MC:BBVA) was up 1.93% or 0.099 points to 5.222 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Endesa (MC:ELE), which fell 0.32% or 0.060 points to trade at 18.760 at the close. Acerinox (MC:ACX) unchanged 0.00% or 0.000 points to end at 11.880 and Iberdrola (MC:IBE) was up 0.08% or 0.005 points to 6.029.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 153 to 32 and 31 ended unchanged.
Shares in Indra A (MC:IDR) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.33% or 0.265 to 11.650.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.35% or 4.75 to $1346.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.58% or 0.25 to hit $42.77 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.79% or 0.36 to trade at $45.03 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.20% to 1.1108, while EUR/GBP rose 0.49% to 0.8545.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.19% at 96.11.