Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Financial Services&Real Estate, Building&Construction and Telecoms&IT sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 gained 0.11% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Bankia SA (MC:BKIA), which rose 2.20% or 0.079 points to trade at 3.669 at the close. Meanwhile, Bankinter (MC:BKT) added 1.90% or 0.162 points to end at 8.690 and Tecnicas Reunidas (MC:TRE) was up 1.86% or 0.450 points to 24.650 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Melia Hotels (MC:MEL), which fell 2.29% or 0.270 points to trade at 11.530 at the close. Indra A (MC:IDR) declined 1.42% or 0.160 points to end at 11.100 and Inditex (MC:ITX) was down 1.32% or 0.330 points to 24.620.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 95 to 81 and 22 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.49% or 6.60 to $1346.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.53% or 0.36 to hit $68.83 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 1.05% or 0.77 to trade at $74.25 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.29% to 1.2337, while EUR/GBP fell 0.24% to 0.8692.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 89.58.
