Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Building & Construction and Financial Services & Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 declined 1.93% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Repsol (MADRID:REP), which rose 0.40% or 0.040 points to trade at 10.070 at the close. Meanwhile, Sacyr (MADRID:SCYR) added 0.25% or 0.005 points to end at 2.032 and Enagas (MADRID:ENAG) was up 0.10% or 0.025 points to 24.660 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Gamesa (MADRID:GAM), which fell 5.76% or 0.675 points to trade at 11.045 at the close. Mapfre (MADRID:MAP) declined 3.51% or 0.084 points to end at 2.307 and Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MADRID:DIDA) was down 3.41% or 0.180 points to 5.095.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 175 to 39 and 6 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mapfre (MADRID:MAP) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.51% or 0.084 to 2.307.
Gold for December delivery was up 1.84% or 20.80 to $1152.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.58% or 0.26 to hit $44.74 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.79% or 0.38 to trade at $48.12 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.47% to 1.1238, while EUR/GBP rose 0.47% to 0.7370.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.38% at 96.03.