Spain's equity market ended the trading week in negative territory on Friday, with the IBEX 35 falling 1.11% to close at a fresh one-month low. Broad weakness in Consumer Goods, Building & Construction and Financial Services & Real Estate stocks contributed to the retreat.
At the close in Madrid, losers outpaced winners by a wide margin. Declining issues numbered 126, while 62 stocks finished higher and 17 were unchanged.
Among the IBEX 35 names that rose, Telefonica (TEF) led gains, finishing up 2.89% or 0.10 points at 3.67. Energy major Repsol (REP) also advanced, adding 2.67% or 0.54 points to end at 20.76, a move that took the stock to five-year highs. Travel technology provider Amadeus IT (AMA) was higher by 1.64% or 0.88 points, closing at 54.62.
On the losing side, Grifols SA (GRLS) recorded the steepest drop among IBEX 35 components, down 3.36% or 0.35 points to 10.06 at the close. Pool equipment maker Fluidra (FLUI) fell 3.11% or 0.68 points to finish at 21.20, and steelmaker ArcelorMittal SA (MTS) slipped 3.06% or 1.51 points to 47.90.
Commodities saw notable moves during the session. April gold futures were higher by 1.32% or 66.84, trading at 5,145.54 per troy ounce. Oil rallied sharply, with April crude oil up 11.26% or 9.12 to $90.13 a barrel, and the May Brent contract rising 8.28% or 7.07 to trade at $92.48 a barrel.
Major currency pairs were largely unchanged. The euro-dollar pair (EUR/USD) moved 0.06% to 1.16, while the euro-pound rate (EUR/GBP) showed a 0.37% change to 0.87. The US Dollar Index Futures fell 0.34% to 98.97.
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