Investing.com – Spanish shares were higher after Wednesday’s close as gains in the , and sectors pushed stocks higher.
At the close in Madrid, the price added 0.63%.
The best artists of the session on the were Grifols SA (BME:), which rose 3.70% or 0.33 points to trade at 9.35 at the close. Meanwhile, Inmobiliaria Colonial SA (BME:) added 3.23% or 0.19 points to end at 6.24 and Ferrovial (BME:) rose 2.64% or 0.94 points to 36.54 in late trade.
The session’s worst performers were Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BME:), which fell 2.54% or 0.24 points to trade at 9.34 at the close. Banco de Sabadell SA (BME:) fell 2.17% or 0.04 points to end at 1.83 and Naturgy Energy Group SA (BME:) fell 1.51% or 0.32 points to 20.82.
Rising shares outnumbered falling shares on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 125 to 69, with 24 ending unchanged.
Gold futures for August rose 1.05% or 24.40 to $2,351.00 per troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, crude oil for July delivery rose 0.49% or 0.38 to $78.28 per barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 0.48% or 0.39 to $82.31 per barrel. barrel.
EUR/USD rose 1.00% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP was unchanged 0.15% to 0.84.
US Dollar Index Futures fell 1.23% to 103.90.
