Investing.com – Spain equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Building & Construction, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Financial Services & Real Estate sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 declined 2.13% to hit a new 52-week low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Indra A (MC:IDR), which fell 0.09% or 0.010 points to trade at 10.950 at the close. Merlin Properties SA (MC:MRL) fell 0.26% or 0.03 points to end at 11.73 and Melia Hotels (MC:MEL) was down 0.33% or 0.040 points to 11.950 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tecnicas Reunidas (MC:TRE), which lost 4.30% or 1.150 points to trade at 25.620 in late trade. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (MC:GAM) declined 4.12% or 0.530 points to end at 12.340 and ArcelorMittal SA (MC:MTS) shed 3.61% or 1.000 points to 26.700.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 168 to 17 and 15 ended unchanged on the Madrid Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was up 1.18% or 15.40 to $1320.60 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 0.15% or 0.09 to hit $61.08 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 0.42% or 0.27 to trade at $64.10 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.35% to 1.2307, while EUR/GBP rose 0.44% to 0.8943.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 90.04.