Spain stocks lower at close of trade; IBEX 35 down 0.34%

Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Consumer Goods , Telecoms & IT and Building & Construction sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 declined 0.34%.

The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were SOLARIA ENERGIA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE (BME:SLRS ), which rose 3.91% or 0.34 points to trade at 9.03 at the close. Meanwhile, Acciona (BME:ANA ) added 1.27% or 1.50 points to end at 119.50 and Redeia Corporacion SA (BME:REDE ) was up 0.77% or 0.13 points to 17.06 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Acerinox (BME:ACX ), which fell 1.86% or 0.19 points to trade at 10.04 at the close. Puig Brands SA (BME:PUIGb ) declined 1.75% or 0.34 points to end at 19.11 and Ferrovial (BME:FER ) was down 1.43% or 0.58 points to 40.12.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 100 to 91 and 22 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 1.18% or 31.59 to $2,717.39 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.82% or 0.56 to hit $68.93 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.61% or 0.44 to trade at $72.58 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.36% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.45% to 0.82.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.34% at 106.18.

Source: Investing.com