Spain Stock Market Overview

Spain stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Telecoms & IT, and Building & Construction sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 added 1.63% to hit a new 5-year high.

Top Performers

The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were:
– Banco Santander (BME:SAN): rose 4.56% or 0.20 points to trade at 4.68 at the close.
– Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BME:BBVA): added 4.39% or 0.41 points to end at 9.65.
– Banco de Sabadell SA (BME:SABE): up 4.26% or 0.08 points to 1.92 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– SOLARIA ENERGIA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE (BME:SLRS): fell 2.60% or 0.24 points to trade at 8.81 at the close.
– Aena SME SA (BME:AENA): declined 2.47% or 5.20 points to end at 205.20.
– Puig Brands SA (BME:PUIGb): down 1.80% or 0.36 points to 19.68.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 128 to 71, with 21 ending unchanged.

Commodities Overview

• Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.72% or 19.26 to $2,656.94 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.06% or 0.04 to hit $68.50 a barrel.
• February Brent oil contract fell 0.01% or 0.01 to trade at $72.30 a barrel.

Currency Updates

• EUR/USD was up 0.60% to 1.06.
• EUR/GBP unchanged 0.15% to 0.83.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.46% at 105.81.