Spain's stock market closed higher on Friday, with the IBEX 35 finishing up 0.93% to register a new all-time high. Sector strength in Building & Construction, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Consumer Goods underpinned the advance as markets wrapped the trading session in Madrid.
The session's top performers on the IBEX 35 included ArcelorMittal SA (BME:MTS), which led gains by rising 5.87% - a 3.24 point increase - to finish at 58.44. Acerinox (BME:ACX) climbed 3.74% or 0.59 points to end the day at 16.38, and Merlin Properties SA (BME:MRL) added 2.38% - up 0.36 points - to close at 15.51.
Not all large-cap names moved higher. The heaviest decliners among benchmark constituents were Laboratorios Farmaceuticos ROVI (BME:ROVI), which fell 0.87% or 0.50 points to 56.90 at the close. Amadeus IT (BME:AMA) lost 0.51% or 0.26 points to finish at 51.10, while Indra A (BME:IDR) slipped 0.50% or 0.26 points to close at 51.44.
Market breadth in Madrid was tilted toward advancing issues: 146 stocks rose versus 48 that declined, while 17 ended unchanged.
Commodities displayed modest movement during the session. Gold Futures for August delivery rose 1.22% - an increase of 50.39 - to $4,176.09 per troy ounce. In energy markets, crude oil for August delivery inched up 0.03% or $0.02 to $68.71 a barrel, and the September Brent contract was higher by 0.35% or $0.25, trading at $72.05 a barrel.
Foreign-exchange pairs were largely stable. The euro-dollar rate, EUR/USD, was effectively unchanged with a 0.03% move to 1.14, and EUR/GBP registered a 0.02% change to 0.86. The US Dollar Index Futures eased 0.01% to 100.61.
By the close, the IBEX 35 stood at 19,854.30, up 182.50 points or 0.93% on the day.
These results reflect a session where sector-level strength helped lift the benchmark to record territory even as a small set of notable stocks recorded declines. Commodity and currency markets experienced modest, mixed movements that accompanied the equity advance.