Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Telecoms & IT sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 added 1.62% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Caixabank SA (MC:CABK), which rose 3.86% or 0.163 points to trade at 4.390 at the close. Meanwhile, Banco Popular (MC:POP) added 3.77% or 0.025 points to end at 0.689 and Bankia (MC:BKIA) was up 3.74% or 0.041 points to 1.138 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Arcel. Mittal (MC:MTS), which fell 1.36% or 0.095 points to trade at 6.910 at the close. Tecnicas Reunidas (MC:TRE) declined 0.66% or 0.240 points to end at 36.245 and Repsol (MC:REP) was down 0.62% or 0.090 points to 14.470.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 119 to 64 and 16 ended unchanged.
Shares in Caixabank SA (MC:CABK) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.86% or 0.163 to 4.390. Shares in Bankia (MC:BKIA) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.74% or 0.041 to 1.138.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 1.30% or 16.26 to $1232.24 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 3.97% or 1.90 to hit $45.92 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 3.74% or 1.90 to trade at $48.89 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.80% to 1.0973, while EUR/GBP rose 0.39% to 0.8493.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.59% at 98.67.