Spain stocks higher at close of trade; IBEX 35 up 0.36%

Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Services , Financial Services & Real Estate and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 gained 0.36%.

The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were SOLARIA ENERGIA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE (BME:SLRS ), which rose 2.62% or 0.22 points to trade at 8.41 at the close. Meanwhile, International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (BME:ICAG ) added 2.20% or 0.08 points to end at 3.67 and Logista (BME:LOG ) was up 1.84% or 0.52 points to 28.76 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Cellnex Telecom SA (BME:CLNX ), which fell 1.55% or 0.48 points to trade at 30.49 at the close. Grifols SA (BME:GRLS ) declined 1.19% or 0.12 points to end at 9.65 and Enagas (BME:ENAG ) was down 1.06% or 0.13 points to 12.10.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 107 to 77 and 31 ended unchanged.

Shares in International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (BME:ICAG ) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 2.20% or 0.08 to 3.67. Shares in Enagas (BME:ENAG ) fell to 5-year lows; falling 1.06% or 0.13 to 12.10.

Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.35% or 9.39 to $2,652.61 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.68% or 0.48 to hit $70.56 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 1.07% or 0.78 to trade at $73.97 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.16% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.05% to 0.82.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 106.86.

Source: Investing.com