Spain shares higher at close of trade; IBEX 35 up 1.11%

Investing.com – Spain equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Building&Construction and Consumer Goods sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 added 1.11% to hit a new 5-year high.

The biggest gainers of the session on the IBEX 35 were International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (BME:ICAG), which rose 2.91% or 0.07 points to trade at 2.44 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (BME:MTS) added 2.19% or 0.45 points to end at 20.96 and Fluidra (BME:FLUI) was up 2.17% or 0.46 points to 21.70 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Merlin Properties SA (BME:MRL), which lost 1.86% or 0.22 points to trade at 11.59 in late trade. Laboratorios Farmaceuticos ROVI (BME:ROVI) declined 1.27% or 0.95 points to end at 74.00 and Inmobiliaria Colonial SA (BME:COL) shed 0.93% or 0.06 points to 6.37.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 117 to 80 and 21 ended unchanged on the Madrid Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.73% or 19.15 to $2,589.75 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.65% or 1.14 to hit $70.16 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.36% or 0.99 to trade at $73.74 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.13% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.28% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 100.61.