Spain stocks lower at close of trade; IBEX 35 down 0.26%

Spain stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Consumer Goods and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 lost 0.26% to hit a new 3-months low.

The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Ferrovial (BME:FER), which rose 3.80% or 1.86 points to trade at 50.82 at the close. Meanwhile, Indra A (BME:IDR) added 3.55% or 2.24 points to end at 65.40 and Corporacion Acciona Energias Renovables SA (BME:ANE) was up 3.30% or 0.68 points to 21.30 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Mapfre (BME:MAP), which fell 3.74% or 0.16 points to trade at 4.01 at the close. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BME:BBVA) declined 2.58% or 0.58 points to end at 21.87 and Caixabank SA (BME:CABK) was down 2.20% or 0.25 points to 11.11.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 111 to 77 and 21 ended unchanged.

Shares in Indra A (BME:IDR) rose to all time highs; up 3.55% or 2.24 to 65.40.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.44% or 18.00 to $4,033.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.01% or 1.04 to hit $101.74 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 1.03% or 1.15 to trade at $110.49 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.09% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.23% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.19% at 101.84.