Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Telecoms & IT and Building & Construction sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 declined 0.63% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Aena Aeropuertos SA (MADRID:AENA), which rose 2.66% or 2.75 points to trade at 106.15 at the close. Meanwhile, Int.Airl.Grp (MADRID:ICAG) added 1.38% or 0.104 points to end at 7.630 and Endesa (MADRID:ELE) was up 0.73% or 0.140 points to 19.440 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Obrascon Huarte Lain (MADRID:OHL), which fell 3.04% or 0.425 points to trade at 13.570 at the close. B. Sabadell (MADRID:SABE) declined 2.98% or 0.061 points to end at 1.989 and Bankia (MADRID:BKIA) was down 2.42% or 0.028 points to 1.128.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 124 to 76 and 5 ended unchanged.
Shares in Aena Aeropuertos SA (MADRID:AENA) rose to all time highs; rising 2.66% or 2.75 to 106.15. Shares in Obrascon Huarte Lain (MADRID:OHL) fell to 3-years lows; falling 3.04% or 0.425 to 13.570.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.21% or 2.30 to $1113.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.88% or 0.37 to hit $42.60 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.74% or 0.36 to trade at $49.27 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.21% to 1.1126, while EUR/GBP fell 0.41% to 0.7112.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.16% at 96.51.