Spain stocks higher at close of trade; IBEX 35 up 0.80%

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

At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 rose 0.80% to hit a new 5-year high.

The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Fluidra (BME:FLUI), which rose 5.09% or 1.10 points to trade at 22.72 at the close. Meanwhile, Acerinox (BME:ACX) added 3.70% or 0.35 points to end at 9.82 and ArcelorMittal SA (BME:MTS) was up 3.55% or 0.75 points to 21.85 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Cellnex Telecom SA (BME:CLNX), which fell 2.63% or 0.97 points to trade at 35.85 at the close. Endesa SA (BME:ELE) declined 1.78% or 0.35 points to end at 19.31 and Corporacion Acciona Energias Renovables SA (BME:ANE) was down 1.67% or 0.36 points to 21.24.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 142 to 54 and 22 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.62% or 16.05 to $2,614.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 2.12% or 1.48 to hit $71.36 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.85% or 1.36 to trade at $75.01 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.28% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.24% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 100.46.