Spain shares higher at close of trade; IBEX 35 up 0.38%

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

At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 gained 0.38% to hit a new 1-month high.

The biggest gainers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Inmobiliaria Colonial SA (BME:COL), which rose 3.09% or 0.17 points to trade at 5.68 at the close. Merlin Properties SA (BME:MRL) added 2.12% or 0.23 points to end at 11.09 and Puig Brands SA (BME:PUIGb) was up 1.85% or 0.46 points to 25.36 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Industria de Diseno Textil SA (BME:ITX), which lost 0.75% or 0.37 points to trade at 48.98 in late trade. Cellnex Telecom SA (BME:CLNX) declined 0.20% or 0.07 points to end at 34.93 and International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (BME:ICAG) 0.14% or 0.00 points to 2.17.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 140 to 67 and 13 ended unchanged on the Madrid Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.94% or 24.05 to $2,536.25 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 2.37% or 1.80 to hit $74.11 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 1.88% or 1.48 to trade at $77.34 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.17% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.12% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.30% at 101.58.