Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the gained 1.09% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the were Grifols SA (BME:), which rose 3.62% or 0.34 points to trade at 9.78 at the close. Meanwhile, Cellnex Telecom SA (BME:) added 2.15% or 0.74 points to end at 35.13 and International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (BME:) was up 2.12% or 0.04 points to 2.12 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Indra A (BME:), which unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to trade at 16.71 at the close. Sacyr SA (BME:) added 0.32% or 0.01 points to end at 3.16 and Unicaja Banco SA (BME:) was 0.33% or 0.00 points to 1.22.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 135 to 43 and 27 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.00% or 25.10 to $2,541.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 2.49% or 1.82 to hit $74.83 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 2.31% or 1.78 to trade at $79.00 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.58% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.21% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.65% at 100.74.
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