Spain Stock Market Update

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

At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 rose 1.36%, reaching a new 5-year high.

Best Performers

• ArcelorMittal SA (BME:MTS): +4.95% (up 1.10 points to trade at 23.32)
• Grifols SA (BME:GRLS): +4.51% (up 0.42 points to end at 9.83)
• Puig Brands SA (BME:PUIGb): +4.03% (up 0.79 points to 20.40)

Worst Performers

• Repsol (BME:REP): -0.94% (down 0.11 points to trade at 11.60)
• Telefonica (BME:TEF): -0.34% (down 0.02 points to end at 4.42)
• Redeia Corporacion SA (BME:REDE): -0.34% (down 0.06 points to 17.37)

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 142 to 43, with 28 ending unchanged.

Repsol Performance

Shares in Repsol (BME:REP) fell to 52-week lows, down 0.94% (0.11 to 11.60).

Commodities Update

• Gold Futures (December delivery): up 0.12% (3.20 to $2,687.90 a troy ounce)
• Crude Oil (November delivery): down 2.22% (1.55 to $68.14 a barrel)
• Brent Oil (December contract): down 1.96% (1.43 to $71.47 a barrel)

Currency Exchange Rates

• EUR/USD: unchanged at 1.12
• EUR/GBP: unchanged at 0.83

US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.29% at 100.33.