Spain Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Telecoms & IT, Financial Services & Real Estate, and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 fell 1.49% to hit a new 1-month low.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were:
– Bankinter (BME:BKT): rose 0.81% or 0.06 points to trade at 7.51 at the close.
– Unicaja Banco SA (BME:UNI): added 0.64% or 0.01 points to end at 1.26.
– Logista (BME:LOG): was up 0.49% or 0.14 points to 28.98 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Merlin Properties SA (BME:MRL): fell 3.13% or 0.32 points to trade at 9.76.
– Fluidra (BME:FLUI): declined 3.03% or 0.74 points to end at 23.70.
– Inmobiliaria Colonial SA (BME:COL): down 2.92% or 0.15 points to 4.99.

Market Overview

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 135 to 59 and 21 ended unchanged.

Commodities

• Gold Futures for February delivery was down 1.72% or 45.59 to $2,607.71 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for January fell 1.69% or 1.19 to hit $69.39 a barrel.
• February Brent oil contract fell 0.79% or 0.58 to trade at $72.81 a barrel.

Currency Exchange

• EUR/USD was unchanged 0.15% to 1.04.
• EUR/GBP was unchanged 0.50% to 0.83.

US Dollar Index

• The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 108.09.