May 20, 2025

Spain stocks higher at close of trade; IBEX 35 up 1.16%

Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic , Financial Services & Real Estate and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 added 1.16% to hit a new 5-year high.

The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Indra A (BME: IDR ), which rose 4.72% or 1.50 points to trade at 33.28 at the close. Meanwhile, SOLARIA ENERGIA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE (BME: SLRS ) added 4.62% or 0.30 points to end at 6.80 and Corporacion Acciona Energias Renovables SA (BME: ANE ) was up 3.51% or 0.61 points to 18.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Puig Brands SA (BME: PUIGb ), which fell 1.53% or 0.26 points to trade at 16.76 at the close. Banco Santander (BME: SAN ) declined 1.05% or 0.07 points to end at 6.87 and Industria de Diseno Textil SA (BME: ITX ) was down 0.10% or 0.05 points to 48.45.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 141 to 55 and 17 ended unchanged.

Shares in Indra A (BME: IDR ) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.72% or 1.50 to 33.28.

Gold Futures for June delivery was up 1.57% or 50.75 to $3,284.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.58% or 0.36 to hit $61.78 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.61% or 0.40 to trade at $65.14 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.14% to 1.13, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.06% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.19% at 100.10.

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