Spain Stocks Rise

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

At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 gained 0.69%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were:
– ArcelorMittal SA (BME:MTS): rose 6.60% or 1.53 points to trade at 24.70 at the close.
– Acerinox (BME:ACX): added 4.70% or 0.43 points to end at 9.47.
– Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BME:BBVA): was up 4.15% or 0.37 points to 9.34 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Laboratorios Farmaceuticos ROVI (BME:ROVI): fell 12.29% or 9.30 points to trade at 66.35 at the close.
– Telefonica (BME:TEF): declined 1.98% or 0.09 points to end at 4.20.
– Aena SME SA (BME:AENA): was down 1.69% or 3.40 points to 198.00.

Market Overview

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 138 to 59, with 22 ending unchanged.

Commodities

• Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.01% or 27.00 to $2,703.30 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.52% or 0.37 to hit $72.06 a barrel.
• January Brent oil contract rose 0.59% or 0.44 to trade at $75.36 a barrel.

Currency Exchange

• EUR/USD was up 0.60% to 1.08.
• EUR/GBP unchanged at 0.83.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.62% at 104.33.