Investing.com – Spain equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Consumer Goods sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 gained 0.26% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA), which rose 4.25% or 0.185 points to trade at 4.535 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (MC:MTS) added 1.58% or 0.475 points to end at 30.610 and BBVA (MC:BBVA) was up 1.42% or 0.104 points to 7.448 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Ferrovial (MC:FER), which lost 1.53% or 0.295 points to trade at 19.030 in late trade. Tecnicas Reunidas (MC:TRE) declined 0.98% or 0.280 points to end at 28.180 and Cellnex Telecom SA (MC:CLNX) shed 0.74% or 0.16 points to 21.50.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 96 to 88 and 13 ended unchanged on the Madrid Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.70% or 9.20 to $1331.70 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.44% or 0.28 to hit $64.08 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.30% or 0.21 to trade at $69.47 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.85% to 1.2134, while EUR/GBP fell 0.28% to 0.8863.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.65% at 91.06.