Spain stocks lower at close of trade; IBEX 35 down 1.43%

Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Consumer Goods , Financial Services & Real Estate and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 fell 1.43%.

The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (BME:ICAG ), which rose 2.28% or 0.08 points to trade at 3.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Fluidra (BME:FLUI ) added 1.33% or 0.34 points to end at 25.82 and Acerinox (BME:ACX ) was up 1.29% or 0.13 points to 10.17 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Industria de Diseno Textil SA (BME:ITX ), which fell 6.54% or 3.58 points to trade at 51.12 at the close. Corporacion Acciona Energias Renovables SA (BME:ANE ) declined 4.43% or 0.89 points to end at 19.21 and Acciona (BME:ANA ) was down 3.26% or 3.90 points to 115.60.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 108 to 94 and 17 ended unchanged.

Shares in International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (BME:ICAG ) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 2.28% or 0.08 to 3.50. Shares in Fluidra (BME:FLUI ) rose to 52-week highs; up 1.33% or 0.34 to 25.82.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 1.43% or 38.79 to $2,757.19 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.92% or 1.32 to hit $69.91 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 1.47% or 1.06 to trade at $73.25 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.19% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.12% to 0.82.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 106.25.

Source: Investing.com