Spain Stock Market Update

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

At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 rose 0.38% to hit a new 1-month high.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were:
– Inmobiliaria Colonial SA (BME:COL) rose 3.09% (0.17 points) to trade at 5.68.
– Merlin Properties SA (BME:MRL) added 2.12% (0.23 points) to end at 11.09.
– Puig Brands SA (BME:PUIGb) was up 1.85% (0.46 points) to 25.36 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Industria de Diseno Textil SA (BME:ITX) fell 0.75% (0.37 points) to trade at 48.98.
– Cellnex Telecom SA (BME:CLNX) declined 0.20% (0.07 points) to end at 34.93.
– International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (BME:ICAG) was down 0.14% (0.00 points) to 2.17.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 140 to 67, with 13 ending unchanged.

Commodities Update

• Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.94% (24.00) to $2,536.30 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for delivery in October fell 2.41% (1.83) to $74.08 a barrel.
• The November Brent oil contract fell 1.89% (1.49) to trade at $77.33 a barrel.

Currency Exchange Rates

• EUR/USD was unchanged at 1.11.
• EUR/GBP was unchanged at 0.84.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.30% at 101.58.