Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Consumer Services, Financial Services & Real Estate and Telecoms & IT sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 lost 0.48% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (MC:GAM), which rose 1.37% or 0.175 points to trade at 12.985 at the close. Meanwhile, Inmobiliaria Colonial SA (MC:COL) added 1.21% or 0.098 points to end at 8.223 and Red Electrica Corporacion SA (MC:REE) was up 0.83% or 0.155 points to 18.805 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aena Aeropuertos SA (MC:AENA), which fell 2.81% or 4.60 points to trade at 159.20 at the close. Caixabank SA (MC:CABK) declined 2.04% or 0.086 points to end at 4.120 and Mapfre (MC:MAP) was down 1.55% or 0.045 points to 2.858.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 108 to 57 and 24 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.14% or 1.94 to $1342.56 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.17% or 0.57 to hit $49.23 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.27% or 0.68 to trade at $54.06 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.12% to 1.1927, while EUR/GBP fell 0.07% to 0.9135.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.18% at 92.11.