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

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

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

The best performers 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. Meanwhile, 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.

The worst performers of the session were Merlin Properties SA (BME:MRL), which fell 2.43% or 0.27 points to trade at 10.86 at the close. Inmobiliaria Colonial SA (BME:COL) declined 2.05% or 0.12 points to end at 5.51 and Acciona (BME:ANA) was down 1.29% or 1.60 points to 122.00.

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

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.64% or 16.30 to $2,554.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.95% or 1.45 to hit $75.97 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.46% or 1.13 to trade at $78.71 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.