Spain Stocks Close Higher

Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, driven by gains in the Building & Construction, Telecoms & IT, and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors.

At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 gained 0.30%.

Best Performers

• Sacyr SA (BME:SCYR): +1.76% (0.05 points) to 3.12
• Ferrovial (BME:FER): +1.20% (0.48 points) to 40.54
• Banco de Sabadell SA (BME:SABE): +1.18% (0.02 points) to 1.85

Worst Performers

• Fluidra (BME:FLUI): -0.58% (0.14 points) to 23.80
• Unicaja Banco SA (BME:UNI): Unchanged at 1.26
• Laboratorios Farmaceuticos ROVI (BME:ROVI): -0.32% (0.20 points) to 61.55

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 128 to 58, with 24 ending unchanged.

Commodities

• Gold Futures for February delivery: +0.14% (3.71) to $2,631.91 a troy ounce.
• Crude Oil for February delivery: +1.34% (0.93) to $70.17 a barrel.
• Brent Oil for March: +1.20% (0.87) to $73.19 a barrel.

Currency Exchange

• EUR/USD: Unchanged at 1.04
• EUR/GBP: Unchanged at 0.83

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 107.99.