Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Financial Services&Real Estate, Building&Construction and Chemical, Petroleum&Plastic sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 gained 0.54% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA), which rose 4.99% or 0.178 points to trade at 3.746 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (MC:MTS) added 4.14% or 1.120 points to end at 28.170 and Acerinox (MC:ACX) was up 3.58% or 0.420 points to 12.140 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Viscofan (MC:VIS), which fell 1.67% or 0.950 points to trade at 55.800 at the close. Grifols SA (MC:GRLS) declined 1.66% or 0.390 points to end at 23.100 and Red Electrica Corporacion SA (MC:REE) was down 1.29% or 0.215 points to 16.455.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 120 to 62 and 22 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.37% or 5.00 to $1354.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 1.76% or 1.17 to hit $67.69 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 1.48% or 1.06 to trade at $72.64 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.13% to 1.2386, while EUR/GBP rose 0.57% to 0.8708.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 89.29.
