Spain stocks higher at close of trade; IBEX 35 up 0.45%

Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Madrid, the gained 0.45%.

The best performers of the session on the were Indra A (BME:), which rose 1.56% or 0.26 points to trade at 16.89 at the close. Meanwhile, Banco Santander (BME:) added 1.55% or 0.07 points to end at 4.39 and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BME:) was up 1.30% or 0.12 points to 9.39 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Corporacion Acciona Energias Renovables SA (BME:), which fell 1.37% or 0.25 points to trade at 17.99 at the close. Acciona (BME:) declined 1.27% or 1.40 points to end at 108.80 and Grifols SA (BME:) was down 0.87% or 0.08 points to 9.16.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 97 to 97 and 31 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.89% or 23.60 to $2,630.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.82% or 0.57 to hit $70.19 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.74% or 0.54 to trade at $73.39 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.03% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.29% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 107.87.