Market Overview

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

At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 gained 0.45%.

Top Performers

The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were:
– Indra A (BME:IDR): rose 1.56% or 0.26 points to trade at 16.89 at the close.
– Banco Santander (BME:SAN): added 1.55% or 0.07 points to end at 4.39.
– Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BME:BBVA): up 1.30% or 0.12 points to 9.39 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Corporacion Acciona Energias Renovables SA (BME:ANE): fell 1.37% or 0.25 points to trade at 17.99 at the close.
– Acciona (BME:ANA): declined 1.27% or 1.40 points to end at 108.80.
– Grifols SA (BME:GRLS): down 0.87% or 0.08 points to 9.16.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 97 to 97, with 31 stocks unchanged.

Commodities

Gold Futures for February delivery decreased 0.89% or 23.60 to $2,630.30 a troy ounce. In commodities trading:
– Crude Oil (February delivery) rose 0.82% or 0.57 to hit $70.19 a barrel.
– Brent Oil (March contract) rose 0.74% or 0.54 to trade at $73.39 a barrel.

Currency Exchange

EUR/USD was unchanged by 0.03% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP remained unchanged by 0.29% to 0.83. The US Dollar Index Futures decreased by 0.02% at 107.87.