Investing.com – Spain Stocks Update

Spain stocks experienced an uptick as of Thursday's close, driven by gains in the Building & Construction, Telecoms & IT, and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors.

At the close of the Madrid exchange, the IBEX 35 index increased by 0.33%.

Top Performers

• Sacyr SA (BME:SCYR): rose 1.96% (+0.06 points) to 3.12.
• Banco de Sabadell SA (BME:SABE): gained 1.64% (+0.03 points) to 1.86.
• Ferrovial (BME:FER): increased 1.20% (+0.48 points) to 40.54.

Worst Performers

• Fluidra (BME:FLUI): dropped 0.92% (-0.22 points) to 23.72.
• SOLARIA ENERGIA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE (BME:SLRS): declined 0.37% (-0.03 points) to 8.01.
• Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BME:BBVA): fell 0.32% (-0.03 points) to 9.27.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange.

Note: Shares in SOLARIA ENERGIA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE (BME:SLRS) hit three-year lows.

Commodities Update

• Gold Futures for February delivery rose 0.49% (+12.81) to $2,648.31 per troy ounce.
• Crude Oil for February fell 0.17% (-0.12) to $69.98 per barrel.
• Brent Oil for March dropped 0.15% (-0.11) to $73.06 per barrel.

Currency Exchange Rates

• EUR/USD remained unchanged at 1.04.
• EUR/GBP also held steady at 0.83.
• The US Dollar Index Futures decreased by 0.12% to 107.89.