Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Building & Construction and Telecoms & IT sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 lost 0.54%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Indra A (MC:IDR), which rose 3.03% or 0.365 points to trade at 12.410 at the close. Meanwhile, Enagas (MC:ENAG) added 1.59% or 0.390 points to end at 24.900 and Grifols SA (MC:GRLS) was up 1.48% or 0.340 points to 23.395 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Arcel. Mittal (MC:MTS), which fell 4.60% or 0.345 points to trade at 7.150 at the close. Banco Popular (MC:POP) declined 4.37% or 0.029 points to end at 0.634 and Acerinox (MC:ACX) was down 2.89% or 0.385 points to 12.940.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 94 to 72 and 14 ended unchanged.
Shares in Indra A (MC:IDR) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.03% or 0.365 to 12.410. Shares in Banco Popular (MC:POP) fell to all time lows; losing 4.37% or 0.029 to 0.634. Shares in Grifols SA (MC:GRLS) rose to 3-years highs; up 1.48% or 0.340 to 23.395.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.17% or 2.15 to $1276.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.58% or 0.31 to hit $53.09 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.71% or 0.40 to trade at $55.83 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.01% to 1.0605, while EUR/GBP fell 0.04% to 0.8487.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 100.61.