Stocks traded in Madrid finished the session higher on Tuesday, with the IBEX 35 closing up 0.70% and registering a new all-time high.
Sector gains were led by Financial Services & Real Estate, Building & Construction and Consumer Services, helping lift the broader index into positive territory by the end of the trading day.
Top and bottom performers
- SOLARIA ENERGIA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE (BME:SLRS) was the best performer on the IBEX 35, rising 2.94% or 0.53 points to close at 18.53.
- Unicaja Banco SA (BME:UNI) added 1.97% or 0.06 points to end the day at 2.89.
- Bankinter (BME:BKT) increased 1.88% or 0.27 points to finish at 14.62.
- On the downside, Cellnex Telecom SA (BME:CLNX) declined 3.04% or 0.79 points to close at 25.16.
- Amadeus IT (BME:AMA) fell 1.83% or 1.06 points to end the session at 56.94.
- Telefonica (BME:TEF) slipped 1.39% or 0.05 points to 3.34 at the close.
Notable price milestones and breadth
Shares in Unicaja Banco SA rose to all-time highs during the session, gaining 1.97% to reach 2.89. Bankinter also climbed to all-time highs, advancing 1.88% to 14.62. By contrast, Amadeus IT fell to 52-week lows after declining 1.83% to 56.94.
On the Madrid Stock Exchange, advancing issues outnumbered decliners by 111 to 77, while 24 stocks finished unchanged, indicating overall positive breadth for the session.
Commodities and currencies
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery increased 0.01% or 0.39 to trade at $5,122.69 a troy ounce. Crude oil for March delivery rose 2.23% or 1.35 to $61.98 a barrel, while the April Brent contract gained 2.01% or 1.30 to trade at $66.07 a barrel.
On the currency front, the euro strengthened versus the dollar, with EUR/USD up 0.80% to 1.20. EUR/GBP was effectively unchanged, moving 0.10% to 0.87. The US Dollar Index Futures declined 0.79% to 96.10.
This session closed with the IBEX 35 at a new record level, supported by sector-specific gains and a greater number of advancing stocks than decliners on the Madrid exchange.