Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Consumer Services, Telecoms & IT and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 lost 0.36%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Banco Popular (MADRID:POP), which rose 1.07% or 0.051 points to trade at 4.792 at the close. Meanwhile, Enagas (MADRID:ENAG) added 0.31% or 0.085 points to end at 27.350 and Caixabank SA (MADRID:CABK) was up 0.22% or 0.010 points to 4.481 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Int.Airl.Grp (MADRID:ICAG), which fell 2.28% or 0.178 points to trade at 7.630 at the close. Indra A (MADRID:IDR) declined 1.48% or 0.137 points to end at 9.110 and Obrascon Huarte Lain (MADRID:OHL) was down 1.30% or 0.255 points to 19.300.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 150 to 60 and 7 ended unchanged.
Gold for June delivery was up 0.11% or 1.30 to $1205.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 1.63% or 0.99 to hit $59.73 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 1.75% or 1.17 to trade at $65.38 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.71% to 1.1034, while EUR/GBP rose 0.46% to 0.7128.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.70% at 96.13.