Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 lost 0.60%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (MC:ICAG), which rose 1.84% or 0.086 points to trade at 4.771 at the close. Meanwhile, Aena Aeropuertos SA (MC:AENA) added 1.08% or 1.40 points to end at 130.75 and Ferrovial (MC:FER) was up 0.82% or 0.150 points to 18.420 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bankia (MC:BKIA), which fell 3.06% or 0.024 points to trade at 0.761 at the close. Banco Popular (MC:POP) declined 2.67% or 0.033 points to end at 1.202 and Bankinter (MC:BKT) was down 2.49% or 0.167 points to 6.541.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 117 to 76 and 24 ended unchanged.
Shares in Aena Aeropuertos SA (MC:AENA) rose to all time highs; up 1.08% or 1.40 to 130.75.
Gold for December delivery was up 1.59% or 21.05 to $1347.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 0.05% or 0.02 to hit $44.42 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 1.55% or 0.74 to trade at $46.89 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.84% to 1.1242, while EUR/GBP fell 0.14% to 0.8368.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.88% at 94.90.