Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the declined 0.05%.
The best performers of the session on the were Merlin Properties SA (BME:), which rose 2.49% or 0.25 points to trade at 10.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Inmobiliaria Colonial SA (BME:) added 2.46% or 0.14 points to end at 5.61 and International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (BME:) was up 1.57% or 0.05 points to 2.91 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SOLARIA ENERGIA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE (BME:), which fell 4.10% or 0.38 points to trade at 8.77 at the close. Fluidra (BME:) declined 1.17% or 0.28 points to end at 23.68 and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BME:) was down 1.01% or 0.09 points to 9.23.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 103 to 95 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in SOLARIA ENERGIA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE (BME:) fell to 3-years lows; falling 4.10% or 0.38 to 8.77.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.01% or 26.65 to $2,657.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.07% or 0.05 to hit $69.29 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.01% or 0.01 to trade at $73.30 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.70% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.34% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.59% at 106.77.
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