Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Consumer Goods and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 declined 0.36%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Acciona (MC:ANA), which rose 5.92% or 4.200 points to trade at 75.210 at the close. Meanwhile, Cellnex Telecom SA (MC:CLNX) added 2.07% or 0.29 points to end at 14.54 and Melia Hotels (MC:MEL) was up 1.75% or 0.215 points to 12.535 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Arcel. Mittal (MC:MTS), which fell 2.21% or 0.193 points to trade at 8.539 at the close. Indra A (MC:IDR) declined 2.18% or 0.265 points to end at 11.905 and Bankinter (MC:BKT) was down 2.09% or 0.156 points to 7.304.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 91 to 75 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in Acciona (MC:ANA) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.92% or 4.200 to 75.210. Shares in Melia Hotels (MC:MEL) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.75% or 0.215 to 12.535.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 1.40% or 17.45 to $1232.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 1.95% or 1.05 to hit $52.78 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 1.92% or 1.08 to trade at $55.28 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.36% to 1.0509, while EUR/GBP fell 0.09% to 0.8569.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.41% at 102.16.