Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Telecoms & IT, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Financial Services & Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 lost 0.09%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Melia Hotels (MC:MEL), which rose 2.15% or 0.255 points to trade at 12.115 at the close. Meanwhile, B. Sabadell (MC:SABE) added 2.05% or 0.028 points to end at 1.396 and Aena Aeropuertos SA (MC:AENA) was up 1.74% or 2.35 points to 137.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mapfre (MC:MAP), which fell 1.24% or 0.036 points to trade at 2.867 at the close. Acciona (MC:ANA) declined 1.21% or 0.890 points to end at 72.570 and Banco Popular (MC:POP) was down 1.10% or 0.011 points to 0.987.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 86 to 76 and 16 ended unchanged.
Shares in Melia Hotels (MC:MEL) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.15% or 0.255 to 12.115. Shares in Aena Aeropuertos SA (MC:AENA) rose to all time highs; up 1.74% or 2.35 to 137.70.
Gold for February delivery was down 0.20% or 2.35 to $1187.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 1.69% or 0.91 to hit $52.87 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 1.97% or 1.11 to trade at $55.13 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.08% to 1.0689, while EUR/GBP rose 0.54% to 0.8525.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.10% at 100.62.