Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Telecoms & IT and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 fell 0.72%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Ferrovial (MC:FER), which rose 1.22% or 0.230 points to trade at 19.110 at the close. Meanwhile, Aena Aeropuertos SA (MC:AENA) added 0.97% or 1.10 points to end at 114.60 and Grifols SA (MC:GRLS) was up 0.87% or 0.170 points to 19.700 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Banco Popular (MC:POP), which fell 2.94% or 0.074 points to trade at 2.445 at the close. Obrascon Huarte Lain (MC:OHL) declined 2.73% or 0.157 points to end at 5.593 and Repsol (MC:REP) was down 2.69% or 0.280 points to 10.130.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 110 to 83 and 21 ended unchanged.
Shares in Aena Aeropuertos SA (MC:AENA) rose to all time highs; up 0.97% or 1.10 to 114.60.
Gold for April delivery was down 1.95% or 24.40 to $1224.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 3.23% or 1.34 to hit $40.11 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 2.51% or 1.05 to trade at $40.74 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.32% to 1.1181, while EUR/GBP rose 0.41% to 0.7927.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.44% at 96.09.