Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Financial Services & Real Estate , Building & Construction and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 gained 0.99% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Banco de Sabadell SA (BME: SABE ), which rose 3.49% or 0.07 points to trade at 2.19 at the close. Meanwhile, Acerinox (BME: ACX ) added 2.99% or 0.28 points to end at 9.65 and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BME: BBVA ) was up 2.70% or 0.28 points to 10.64 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Logista (BME: LOG ), which fell 4.88% or 1.46 points to trade at 28.46 at the close. SOLARIA ENERGIA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE (BME: SLRS ) declined 4.15% or 0.32 points to end at 7.51 and Grifols SA (BME: GRLS ) was down 4.14% or 0.37 points to 8.51.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 106 to 90 and 19 ended unchanged.

Shares in Banco de Sabadell SA (BME: SABE ) rose to 5-year highs; up 3.49% or 0.07 to 2.19. Shares in SOLARIA ENERGIA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE (BME: SLRS ) fell to 3-years lows; falling 4.15% or 0.32 to 7.51.

Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.30% or 8.41 to $2,762.49 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.95% or 0.72 to hit $74.72 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.87% or 0.69 to trade at $78.31 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.11% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.17% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 107.90.