Investing.com – Spain equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Consumer Goods and Consumer Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 added 0.80% to hit a new 5-year high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Caixabank SA (BME:CABK), which rose 3.87% or 0.19 points to trade at 5.21 at the close. Bankinter (BME:BKT) added 2.94% or 0.22 points to end at 7.83 and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BME:BBVA) was up 2.60% or 0.25 points to 9.80 in late trade.
Biggest losers included SOLARIA ENERGIA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE (BME:SLRS), which lost 2.97% or 0.36 points to trade at 11.77 in late trade. Corporacion Acciona Energias Renovables SA (BME:ANE) declined 1.99% or 0.44 points to end at 21.62 and Grifols SA (BME:GRLS) shed 1.70% or 0.16 points to 9.36.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 107 to 93 and 25 ended unchanged on the Madrid Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.72% or 17.00 to $2,392.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 2.11% or 1.56 to hit $75.63 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 1.95% or 1.53 to trade at $79.94 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.13% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.20% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 104.21.