Spain stocks higher at close of trade; IBEX 35 up 0.40%

Spain stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Consumer Goods and Building & Construction sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 gained 0.40%.

The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Repsol (BME:REP), which rose 4.74% or 1.34 points to trade at 29.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Endesa SA (BME:ELE) added 2.08% or 0.89 points to end at 43.70 and Laboratorios Farmaceuticos ROVI (BME:ROVI) was up 1.26% or 0.75 points to 60.20 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Indra A (BME:IDR), which fell 3.51% or 2.18 points to trade at 59.92 at the close. International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (BME:ICAG) declined 3.04% or 0.15 points to end at 4.73 and Solaria Energia Y Medio Ambiente (BME:SLRS) was down 2.74% or 0.39 points to 13.67.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 110 to 82 and 10 ended unchanged.

Shares in Solaria Energia Y Medio Ambiente (BME:SLRS) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.74% or 0.39 to 13.67.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.02% or 41.38 to $4,019.02 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 3.33% or 3.31 to hit $102.78 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 3.33% or 3.77 to trade at $116.94 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.16% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.02% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 101.61.