Investing.com – Spain equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms & IT, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Consumer Goods sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 rose 0.14%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Repsol (MC:REP), which rose 1.98% or 0.325 points to trade at 16.745 at the close. Amadeus IT (MC:AMA) added 1.49% or 1.160 points to end at 78.800 and Naturgy Energy Group SA (MC:GAS) was up 1.02% or 0.240 points to 23.850 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Mediaset ESP (MC:TL5), which lost 7.35% or 0.492 points to trade at 6.198 in late trade. ArcelorMittal SA (MC:MTS) declined 2.06% or 0.515 points to end at 24.520 and Tecnicas Reunidas (MC:TRE) shed 1.52% or 0.420 points to 27.290.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 88 to 76 and 24 ended unchanged on the Madrid Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.14% or 1.70 to $1201.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 2.58% or 1.74 to hit $69.28 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.93% or 1.49 to trade at $78.86 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.00% to 1.1593, while EUR/GBP rose 0.09% to 0.8909.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 95.17.