Investing.com – Spain equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Building & Construction and Financial Services & Real Estate sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 lost 0.59% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Inmobiliaria Colonial SA (MC:COL), which rose 1.38% or 0.104 points to trade at 7.624 at the close. Mediaset ESP (MC:TL5) added 1.36% or 0.117 points to end at 8.740 and Tecnicas Reunidas (MC:TRE) was up 0.90% or 0.205 points to 22.935 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ArcelorMittal SA (MC:MTS), which lost 5.21% or 1.295 points to trade at 23.570 in late trade. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (MC:GAM) declined 2.59% or 0.265 points to end at 9.950 and Melia Hotels (MC:MEL) shed 1.74% or 0.185 points to 10.420.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 106 to 66 and 24 ended unchanged on the Madrid Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.04% or 0.48 to $1279.38 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 2.13% or 1.21 to hit $55.55 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 1.96% or 1.24 to trade at $61.92 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.87% to 1.1768, while EUR/GBP rose 0.64% to 0.8953.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.54% at 93.89.