Spain stocks lower at close of trade; IBEX 35 down 1.33%

Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Financial Services & Real Estate and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 fell 1.33%.

The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Indra A (BME:IDR), which rose 3.40% or 1.14 points to trade at 34.68 at the close. Meanwhile, Enagas (BME:ENAG) added 1.30% or 0.18 points to end at 14.02 and Cellnex Telecom SA (BME:CLNX) was up 0.67% or 0.22 points to 33.29 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BME:BBVA), which fell 3.03% or 0.41 points to trade at 13.27 at the close. Puig Brands SA (BME:PUIGb) declined 2.63% or 0.44 points to end at 16.26 and Caixabank SA (BME:CABK) was down 2.61% or 0.20 points to 7.48.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 128 to 60 and 25 ended unchanged.

Shares in Indra A (BME:IDR) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.40% or 1.14 to 34.68.

Gold Futures for June delivery was up 1.91% or 62.90 to $3,357.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.51% or 0.31 to hit $61.51 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 0.47% or 0.30 to trade at $64.74 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.56% to 1.13, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.07% to 0.84.

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The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.68% at 99.17.

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