Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the rose 0.63%.
The best performers of the session on the were Grifols SA (BME:), which rose 6.29% or 0.58 points to trade at 9.81 at the close. Meanwhile, Industria de Diseno Textil SA (BME:) added 4.54% or 2.10 points to end at 48.38 and SOLARIA ENERGIA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE (BME:) was up 2.90% or 0.33 points to 11.71 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fluidra (BME:), which fell 2.20% or 0.48 points to trade at 21.36 at the close. Laboratorios Farmaceuticos ROVI (BME:) declined 1.77% or 1.35 points to end at 75.10 and Merlin Properties SA (BME:) was down 1.47% or 0.17 points to 11.36.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 111 to 82 and 22 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.05% or 1.20 to $2,544.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 2.19% or 1.44 to hit $67.19 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.73% or 1.20 to trade at $70.39 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.03% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.32% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 101.67.
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