Spanish equities ended the trading session higher on Wednesday as sector strength in Consumer Goods, Building & Construction and Financial Services & Real Estate pushed the market up.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 gained 0.46%.
The session's strongest performers on the IBEX 35 included ArcelorMittal SA (BME:MTS), which climbed 6.98% or 3.58 points to finish at 54.84. Acerinox (BME:ACX) rose 3.27% or 0.46 points to close at 14.53, and Corporacion Acciona Energias Renovables SA (BME:ANE) advanced 2.31% or 0.54 points to end the day at 23.94.
On the downside, Indra A (BME:IDR) posted the largest loss among the main names, slipping 3.15% or 1.61 points to close at 49.49. Amadeus IT (BME:AMA) declined 2.86% or 1.50 points to finish at 50.90, and Laboratorios Farmaceuticos ROVI (BME:ROVI) was down 2.62% or 1.60 points to settle at 59.50.
Market breadth in Madrid was narrowly positive: advancing issues outnumbered decliners by 97 to 87, while 26 shares closed unchanged.
Commodities and foreign exchange contracts also moved during the session. Gold Futures for June delivery rose 0.44% or 20.75 to $4,707.45 a troy ounce. Crude oil for June delivery fell 0.37% or 0.38 to $101.80 a barrel, and the July Brent oil contract lost 1.48% or 1.60 to trade at $106.17 a barrel.
In currency markets, EUR/USD was effectively unchanged, moving 0.21% to 1.17, while EUR/GBP was little changed at 0.87, up 0.07%. The US Dollar Index Futures gained 0.20% to 98.38.
Additional tickers and market indicators referenced during the session included ES35, ACX, IDR, DX, GC, LCO, CL, AMA, ROVI and ANE.
Overall, Wednesday's close left the IBEX 35 higher as select industrials and renewable energy names led gains, while several technology and pharmaceutical-related stocks weighed on performance.