Spain stocks higher at close of trade; IBEX 35 up 1.10%

Spain stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Consumer Services and Building & Construction sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 added 1.10% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Acerinox (BME:ACX), which rose 3.33% or 0.51 points to trade at 15.81 at the close. Meanwhile, Caixabank SA (BME:CABK) added 3.30% or 0.40 points to end at 12.52 and ArcelorMittal SA (BME:MTS) was up 2.81% or 1.60 points to 58.44 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Solaria Energia Y Medio Ambiente (BME:SLRS), which fell 2.43% or 0.41 points to trade at 16.45 at the close. Acciona (BME:ANA) declined 2.43% or 5.40 points to end at 216.40 and Repsol (BME:REP) was down 2.28% or 0.67 points to 28.69.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 118 to 61 and 24 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 2.09% or 85.95 to $4,028.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.35% or 0.30 to hit $86.55 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.69% or 0.64 to trade at $91.93 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.65% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.23% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.70% at 102.25.