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 added 1.32%.
The best performers of the session on the were Banco de Sabadell SA (BME:), which rose 3.27% or 0.06 points to trade at 1.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BME:) added 2.91% or 0.27 points to end at 9.42 and Fluidra (BME:) was up 2.75% or 0.68 points to 25.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Puig Brands SA (BME:), which fell 1.56% or 0.33 points to trade at 20.87 at the close. Enagas (BME:) declined 1.00% or 0.13 points to end at 12.89 and Mapfre (BME:) was 0.15% or 0.00 points to 2.62.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 141 to 40 and 30 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fluidra (BME:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.75% or 0.68 to 25.40.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.09% or 2.55 to $2,751.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 1.00% or 0.69 to hit $69.95 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.98% or 0.71 to trade at $73.52 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.31% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP fell 0.71% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 104.09.
