Spain stocks higher at close of trade; IBEX 35 up 0.34%

Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Telecoms & IT and Building & Construction sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 gained 0.34%.

The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (BME:ICAG), which rose 2.39% or 0.07 points to trade at 3.13 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (BME:MTS) added 2.12% or 0.49 points to end at 23.64 and Banco de Sabadell SA (BME:SABE) was up 1.59% or 0.03 points to 1.79 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Grifols SA (BME:GRLS), which fell 11.44% or 1.11 points to trade at 8.58 at the close. Corporacion Acciona Energias Renovables SA (BME:ANE) declined 0.39% or 0.08 points to end at 20.38 and Industria de Diseno Textil SA (BME:ITX) was down 0.27% or 0.14 points to 51.70.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 135 to 54 and 23 ended unchanged.

Shares in International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (BME:ICAG) rose to 3-years highs; up 2.39% or 0.07 to 3.13.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.03% or 0.81 to $2,665.61 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.20% or 0.14 to hit $68.86 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.22% or 0.16 to trade at $72.46 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.11% to 1.06, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.18% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 106.15.