Spain stocks lower at close of trade; IBEX 35 down 0.13%

Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Building & Construction and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 declined 0.13%.

The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (BME:ICAG), which rose 6.74% or 0.18 points to trade at 2.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Grifols SA (BME:GRLS) added 4.36% or 0.47 points to end at 11.13 and SOLARIA ENERGIA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE (BME:SLRS) was up 3.55% or 0.33 points to 9.64 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Repsol (BME:REP), which fell 2.62% or 0.31 points to trade at 11.51 at the close. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BME:BBVA) declined 2.59% or 0.24 points to end at 9.10 and ArcelorMittal SA (BME:MTS) was down 2.52% or 0.62 points to 24.03.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 86 to 80 and 25 ended unchanged.

Shares in International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (BME:ICAG) rose to 3-years highs; rising 6.74% or 0.18 to 2.80.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.43% or 11.75 to $2,694.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 2.92% or 2.11 to hit $70.25 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 2.54% or 1.92 to trade at $73.71 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.99% to 1.07, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.28% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.65% at 105.04.