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Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Consumer Services, Telecoms & IT and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 declined 0.32%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Indra A (BME:IDR), which rose 1.42% or 0.50 points to trade at 35.70 at the close. Meanwhile, SOLARIA ENERGIA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE (BME:SLRS) added 1.21% or 0.11 points to end at 8.86 and Banco de Sabadell SA (BME:SABE) was up 1.18% or 0.03 points to 2.84 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (BME:ICAG), which fell 3.59% or 0.14 points to trade at 3.86 at the close. Amadeus IT (BME:AMA) declined 3.00% or 2.22 points to end at 71.80 and Acerinox (BME:ACX) was down 2.41% or 0.26 points to 10.51.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 109 to 78 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in Banco de Sabadell SA (BME:SABE) rose to 5-year highs; rising 1.18% or 0.03 to 2.84.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 1.92% or 64.20 to $3,407.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.04% or 0.03 to hit $68.12 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 0.30% or 0.21 to trade at $69.56 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.76% to 1.16, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.47% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.66% at 97.95.