Spain shares lower at close of trade; IBEX 35 down 0.62%

Investing.com – Spain equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum&Plastic, Consumer Services and Consumer Goods sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 fell 0.62%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the IBEX 35 were SOLARIA ENERGIA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE (BME:SLRS), which rose 5.74% or 0.67 points to trade at 12.35 at the close. Indra A (BME:IDR) added 4.07% or 0.67 points to end at 17.15 and Banco Santander (BME:SAN) was up 1.17% or 0.05 points to 4.43 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Corporacion Acciona Energias Renovables SA (BME:ANE), which lost 2.90% or 0.60 points to trade at 20.10 in late trade. International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (BME:ICAG) declined 2.55% or 0.06 points to end at 2.29 and Iberdrola (BME:IBE) shed 1.94% or 0.27 points to 13.64.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 138 to 52 and 26 ended unchanged on the Madrid Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.69% or 18.60 to $2,671.70 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.32% or 0.22 to hit $70.05 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.27% or 0.20 to trade at $73.76 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.13% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.04% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 101.27.