Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Consumer Services and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 lost 0.66%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Acciona (MC:ANA), which rose 2.01% or 1.380 points to trade at 70.060 at the close. Meanwhile, Enagas (MC:ENAG) added 1.66% or 0.390 points to end at 23.820 and Red Electrica Corporacion SA (MC:REE) was up 1.50% or 0.255 points to 17.200 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were B. Sabadell (MC:SABE), which fell 3.08% or 0.045 points to trade at 1.433 at the close. International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (MC:ICAG) declined 3.02% or 0.242 points to end at 7.766 and Bankia SA (MC:BKIA) was down 2.35% or 0.078 points to 3.236.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 100 to 82 and 16 ended unchanged.
Shares in B. Sabadell (MC:SABE) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.08% or 0.045 to 1.433. Shares in Bankia SA (MC:BKIA) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.35% or 0.078 to 3.236.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.42% or 5.40 to $1302.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.43% or 0.28 to hit $65.03 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 0.45% or 0.34 to trade at $74.95 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.13% to 1.1713, while EUR/GBP fell 0.35% to 0.8754.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 93.88.