Spain stocks lower at close of trade; IBEX 35 down 0.62%

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

At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 declined 0.62%.

The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were SOLARIA ENERGIA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE (BME:SLRS ), which rose 5.74% or 0.67 points to trade at 12.35 at the close. Meanwhile, Indra A (BME:IDR ) added 4.07% or 0.67 points to end at 17.15 and Banco Santander (BME:SAN ) was up 1.17% or 0.05 points to 4.43 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Corporacion Acciona Energias Renovables SA (BME:ANE ), which fell 2.90% or 0.60 points to trade at 20.10 at the close. International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (BME:ICAG ) declined 2.55% or 0.06 points to end at 2.29 and Iberdrola (BME:IBE ) was down 1.94% or 0.27 points to 13.64.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 138 to 52 and 26 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.68% or 18.40 to $2,671.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.33% or 0.23 to hit $70.06 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.29% or 0.21 to trade at $73.77 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.12% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.05% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 101.26.

Source: Investing.com