Spanish equities ended the trading day in Madrid on negative footing, with the IBEX 35 slipping 2.62% at the close. Selling pressure was concentrated in Consumer Goods, Financial Services & Real Estate and Consumer Services, driving the broad decline.
On the winners' side, Repsol (BME:REP) outperformed, rising 5.60% or 1.07 points to finish at 20.08, a move that took the stock to five-year highs. Naturgy Energy Group SA (BME:NTGY) added 1.37% or 0.36 points to close at 26.70, while Cellnex Telecom SA (BME:CLNX) gained 1.06% or 0.34 points to end the session at 32.48.
By contrast, some of the market's largest declines came from retail and banking names. Industria de Diseno Textil SA (BME:ITX) fell 4.86% or 2.76 points to 54.06 at the close. Banco Santander (BME:SAN) dropped 4.84% or 0.52 points to 10.27, and International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (BME:ICAG) lost 4.72% or 0.23 points to trade at 4.60.
Market breadth in Madrid was negative, with 168 stocks closing lower versus 34 that advanced, and 12 that finished unchanged.
Commodity markets were active during the session. April Gold Futures rose 1.29% or 67.71 to $5,315.61 a troy ounce. In energy, April crude oil climbed 5.51% or 3.69 to $70.71 a barrel, and the May Brent contract increased 6.04% or 4.40 to trade at $77.27 a barrel.
Currency moves accompanied the market action. The euro-dollar pair (EUR/USD) was down 1.00% to 1.17, while EUR/GBP was reported unchanged 0.38% to 0.87. The US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.98% to 98.52.
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