Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the declined 0.07% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the were Acerinox (BME:), which rose 1.95% or 0.19 points to trade at 9.69 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (BME:) added 1.23% or 0.26 points to end at 21.38 and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BME:) was up 1.21% or 0.11 points to 9.35 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Acciona (BME:), which fell 1.87% or 2.10 points to trade at 110.30 at the close. Endesa SA (BME:) declined 1.49% or 0.26 points to end at 17.53 and Grifols SA (BME:) was down 1.38% or 0.11 points to 7.86.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 107 to 101 and 20 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.17% or 4.00 to $2,340.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.16% or 0.13 to hit $81.61 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.16% or 0.14 to trade at $85.12 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.10% to 1.07, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.11% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 105.55.
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