Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Consumer Goods and Telecoms & IT sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 added 1.67% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Grifols SA (MC:GRLS), which rose 3.50% or 0.655 points to trade at 19.390 at the close. Meanwhile, Acciona (MC:ANA) added 3.34% or 2.150 points to end at 66.520 and Enagas (MC:ENAG) was up 2.91% or 0.765 points to 27.065 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Melia Hotels (MC:MEL), which rose 0.22% or 0.025 points to trade at 11.210 at the close. Bankia (MC:BKIA) added 0.26% or 0.002 points to end at 0.785 and Merlin Properties SA (MC:MRL) was up 0.43% or 0.04 points to 10.53.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 143 to 42 and 19 ended unchanged.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.56% or 7.35 to $1324.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 2.99% or 1.29 to hit $44.45 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 3.04% or 1.38 to trade at $46.83 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.38% to 1.1155, while EUR/GBP fell 0.51% to 0.8387.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.25% at 95.90.