Investing.com – Spain equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, 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 gained 0.11%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Caixabank SA (MC:CABK), which rose 3.17% or 0.071 points to trade at 2.314 at the close. Banco Popular (MC:POP) added 2.46% or 0.027 points to end at 1.127 and Mapfre (MC:MAP) was up 2.18% or 0.055 points to 2.576 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Merlin Properties SA (MC:MRL), which lost 1.99% or 0.20 points to trade at 10.10 in late trade. Red Electrica Corporacion SA (MC:REE) declined 1.73% or 0.330 points to end at 18.700 and Aena Aeropuertos SA (MC:AENA) shed 1.58% or 2.10 points to 130.55.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 99 to 92 and 31 ended unchanged on the Madrid Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold for December delivery was down 0.34% or 4.35 to $1265.35 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 2.34% or 1.14 to hit $49.83 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 2.14% or 1.09 to trade at $51.96 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.02% to 1.1202, while EUR/GBP fell 0.14% to 0.8790.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.07% at 96.17.