Spain shares higher at close of trade; IBEX 35 up 0.23%

Investing.com – Spain equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Consumer Services and Financial Services&Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 gained 0.23% to hit a new 1-month high.

The biggest gainers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Industria de Diseno Textil SA (BME:ITX), which rose 1.42% or 0.69 points to trade at 49.35 at the close. Indra A (BME:IDR) added 1.13% or 0.19 points to end at 16.94 and Amadeus IT (BME:AMA) was up 0.90% or 0.54 points to 60.70 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Merlin Properties SA (BME:MRL), which lost 2.43% or 0.27 points to trade at 10.86 in late trade. Inmobiliaria Colonial SA (BME:COL) declined 2.05% or 0.12 points to end at 5.51 and Acciona (BME:ANA) shed 1.29% or 1.60 points to 122.00.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 89 to 77 and 44 ended unchanged on the Madrid Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.63% or 16.05 to $2,553.85 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.91% or 1.42 to hit $75.94 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.43% or 1.11 to trade at $78.69 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.35% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.26% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 101.26.