Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Telecoms & IT, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Financial Services & Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 declined 0.15%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Grifols SA (MC:GRLS), which rose 2.31% or 0.500 points to trade at 22.150 at the close. Meanwhile, Aena Aeropuertos SA (MC:AENA) added 0.99% or 1.40 points to end at 142.45 and Amadeus IT (MC:AMA) was up 0.96% or 0.445 points to 46.705 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Repsol (MC:REP), which fell 1.27% or 0.185 points to trade at 14.370 at the close. Gamesa (MC:GAM) declined 1.24% or 0.275 points to end at 21.920 and Viscofan (MC:VIS) was down 1.19% or 0.590 points to 48.900.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 90 to 77 and 16 ended unchanged.
Shares in Grifols SA (MC:GRLS) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.31% or 0.500 to 22.150. Shares in Aena Aeropuertos SA (MC:AENA) rose to all time highs; up 0.99% or 1.40 to 142.45. Shares in Amadeus IT (MC:AMA) rose to all time highs; rising 0.96% or 0.445 to 46.705.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.09% or 1.15 to $1248.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.31% or 0.15 to hit $47.85 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 0.16% or 0.08 to trade at $50.64 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.22% to 1.0807, while EUR/GBP rose 0.42% to 0.8648.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 99.45.