Investing.com – Spain equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Building & Construction and Consumer Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 added 2.01%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Caixabank SA (BME:CABK), which rose 3.67% or 0.18 points to trade at 4.94 at the close. Banco de Sabadell SA (BME:SABE) added 3.43% or 0.06 points to end at 1.78 and SOLARIA ENERGIA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE (BME:SLRS) was up 3.04% or 0.33 points to 11.18 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Puig Brands SA (BME:PUIGb), which lost 2.69% or 0.64 points to trade at 23.17 in late trade. International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (BME:ICAG) unchanged 0.08% or 0.00 points to end at 1.92 and Telefonica (BME:TEF) gained 0.45% or 0.02 points to 4.01.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 160 to 35 and 19 ended unchanged on the Madrid Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.14% or 3.50 to $2,435.10 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 3.27% or 2.39 to hit $75.59 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 2.84% or 2.17 to trade at $78.65 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.06% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.19% to 0.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.23% at 103.00.