Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Consumer Goods and Building & Construction sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 lost 0.51%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Acciona (MC:ANA), which rose 1.66% or 1.110 points to trade at 68.070 at the close. Meanwhile, International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (MC:ICAG) added 1.60% or 0.118 points to end at 7.503 and Tecnicas Reunidas (MC:TRE) was up 0.68% or 0.175 points to 26.040 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were B. Sabadell (MC:SABE), which fell 2.47% or 0.041 points to trade at 1.618 at the close. Viscofan (MC:VIS) declined 2.05% or 1.035 points to end at 49.525 and Iberdrola (MC:IBE) was down 2.03% or 0.136 points to 6.578.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 123 to 46 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (MC:ICAG) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.60% or 0.118 to 7.503.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.15% or 1.87 to $1280.17 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.57% or 0.30 to hit $52.17 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.22% or 0.13 to trade at $58.20 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.40% to 1.1808, while EUR/GBP fell 0.51% to 0.8910.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.31% at 93.54.