Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Telecoms & IT, Financial Services & Real Estate and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 lost 0.98%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Aena Aeropuertos SA (MC:AENA), which rose 1.69% or 3.00 points to trade at 180.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Ferrovial (MC:FER) added 1.64% or 0.330 points to end at 20.490 and Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA) was up 1.00% or 0.056 points to 5.670 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Acerinox (MC:ACX), which fell 2.45% or 0.295 points to trade at 11.770 at the close. Caixabank SA (MC:CABK) declined 2.17% or 0.089 points to end at 4.010 and Banco Santander (MC:SAN) was down 2.13% or 0.129 points to 5.930.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 95 to 75 and 16 ended unchanged.
Shares in Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.00% or 0.056 to 5.670.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.75% or 9.53 to $1278.13 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 3.66% or 1.70 to hit $44.76 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 3.59% or 1.75 to trade at $46.97 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.60% to 1.1277, while EUR/GBP rose 0.20% to 0.8806.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.55% at 96.44.