Investing.com – Spain equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Consumer Goods and Consumer Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 added 0.65% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the IBEX 35 were International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (MC:ICAG), which rose 5.49% or 0.400 points to trade at 7.682 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (MC:MTS) added 2.80% or 0.790 points to end at 28.990 and B. Sabadell (MC:SABE) was up 2.45% or 0.040 points to 1.675 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA), which lost 5.70% or 0.221 points to trade at 3.654 in late trade. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (MC:GAM) declined 2.29% or 0.320 points to end at 13.675 and Indra A (MC:IDR) shed 1.92% or 0.220 points to 11.210.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 119 to 55 and 24 ended unchanged on the Madrid Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.03% or 0.40 to $1312.30 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 1.97% or 1.35 to hit $69.78 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 1.70% or 1.25 to trade at $74.87 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.38% to 1.1944, while EUR/GBP fell 0.09% to 0.8826.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 92.50.