Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Consumer Services, Consumer Goods and Telecoms & IT sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 lost 0.56%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Tecnicas Reunidas (MC:TRE), which rose 1.34% or 0.380 points to trade at 28.630 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (MC:MTS) added 0.64% or 0.140 points to end at 22.200 and Caixabank SA (MC:CABK) was up 0.39% or 0.017 points to 4.410 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA), which fell 2.55% or 0.142 points to trade at 5.420 at the close. Grifols SA (MC:GRLS) declined 2.53% or 0.605 points to end at 23.285 and International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (MC:ICAG) was down 2.21% or 0.151 points to 6.685.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 116 to 40 and 18 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.03% or 0.38 to $1292.02 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 2.65% or 1.25 to hit $48.34 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 2.84% or 1.45 to trade at $52.48 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.21% to 1.1748, while EUR/GBP rose 0.30% to 0.9137.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 93.44.