Spain Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Telecoms & IT, and Building & Construction sectors lifted shares.

At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 rose 0.06%.

Top Performers

The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 included:
– ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA (BME:ACS): rose 1.48% or 0.62 points to trade at 42.46.
– Indra A (BME:IDR): added 1.41% or 0.24 points to end at 17.26.
– Corporacion Acciona Energias Renovables SA (BME:ANE): up 1.19% or 0.24 points to 20.48 in late trade.

Worst Performers

Conversely, the worst performers were:
– Bankinter (BME:BKT): fell 1.27% or 0.10 points to trade at 7.49.
– Puig Brands SA (BME:PUIGb): declined 1.17% or 0.24 points to end at 19.82.
– Naturgy Energy Group SA (BME:NTGY): down 1.01% or 0.24 points to 23.56.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 109 to 81, while 28 ended unchanged.

ACS Stock Highlights

Shares in ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA (BME:ACS) reached 5-year highs, rising 1.48% or 0.62 points to 42.46.

Commodities Update

• Gold Futures for December delivery fell 0.06% or 1.60 to $2,633.80 a troy ounce.
• Crude Oil for November delivery decreased by 0.33% or 0.24 to $73.33 a barrel.
• The December Brent Oil contract dropped 0.58% or 0.45 to $76.73 a barrel.

Currency Exchange Rates

• EUR/USD remained unchanged at 1.09.
• EUR/GBP was unchanged at 0.84.
• The US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.29% to 102.60.