Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Telecoms & IT and Building & Construction sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 gained 1.26% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Obrascon Huarte Lain (MADRID:OHL), which rose 6.27% or 0.475 points to trade at 8.050 at the close. Meanwhile, Arcel. Mittal (MADRID:MTS) added 5.96% or 0.335 points to end at 5.956 and B. Sabadell (MADRID:SABE) was up 3.65% or 0.071 points to 2.015 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aena Aeropuertos SA (MADRID:AENA), which fell 3.62% or 3.80 points to trade at 101.20 at the close. Ferrovial (MADRID:FER) declined 1.80% or 0.400 points to end at 21.830 and Bankia (MADRID:BKIA) was down 1.60% or 0.020 points to 1.228.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 149 to 68 and 4 ended unchanged.
Shares in Obrascon Huarte Lain (MADRID:OHL) rose to 3-years lows; up 6.27% or 0.475 to 8.050.
Gold for December delivery was up 1.28% or 14.60 to $1158.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.81% or 0.40 to hit $49.83 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.22% or 0.12 to trade at $52.94 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.90% to 1.1378, while EUR/GBP rose 1.10% to 0.7428.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.61% at 94.82.