Spain stocks higher at close of trade; IBEX 35 up 1.12%

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

At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 gained 1.12%.

The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Acerinox (BME:ACX), which rose 2.84% or 0.50 points to trade at 18.11 at the close. Meanwhile, Caixabank SA (BME:CABK) added 2.35% or 0.31 points to end at 13.53 and ArcelorMittal SA (BME:MTS) was up 2.27% or 1.46 points to 65.74 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Indra A (BME:IDR), which fell 2.29% or 1.38 points to trade at 58.90 at the close. Naturgy Energy Group SA (BME:NTGY) declined 1.01% or 0.30 points to end at 29.30 and Logista (BME:LOG) was down 0.79% or 0.28 points to 35.10.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 121 to 57 and 26 ended unchanged.

Shares in Caixabank SA (BME:CABK) rose to all time highs; rising 2.35% or 0.31 to 13.53. Shares in ArcelorMittal SA (BME:MTS) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 2.27% or 1.46 to 65.74.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 2.83% or 124.89 to $4,539.49 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.36% or 0.33 to hit $91.34 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.07% or 0.07 to trade at $95.56 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.31% to 1.16, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.03% to 0.86.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.62% at 98.93.