Investing.com – Spain equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Building & Construction and Financial Services & Real Estate sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 declined 2.44% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Tecnicas Reunidas (MADRID:TRE), which rose 0.11% or 0.050 points to trade at 44.825 at the close. Aena Aeropuertos SA (MADRID:AENA) fell 0.14% or 0.15 points to end at 103.50 and Endesa (MADRID:ELE) was down 0.36% or 0.070 points to 19.290 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Abengoa B (MADRID:ABGek), which lost 8.95% or 0.094 points to trade at 0.956 in late trade. Gamesa (MADRID:GAM) declined 5.12% or 0.770 points to end at 14.255 and Int.Airl.Grp (MADRID:ICAG) shed 5.04% or 0.390 points to 7.350.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 188 to 17 and 3 ended unchanged on the Madrid Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold for December delivery was up 1.40% or 15.50 to $1123.20 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.28% or 0.12 to hit $43.20 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.70% or 0.35 to trade at $50.06 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 1.34% to 1.1190, while EUR/GBP rose 0.86% to 0.7154.
The US Dollar Index was down 1.17% at 96.10.