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

At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 added 0.49% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (BME: ICAG ), which rose 4.24% or 0.14 points to trade at 3.32 at the close. Meanwhile, Merlin Properties SA (BME: MRL ) added 2.24% or 0.23 points to end at 10.51 and Industria de Diseno Textil SA (BME: ITX ) was up 2.04% or 1.12 points to 55.98 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (BME: MTS ), which fell 1.38% or 0.33 points to trade at 23.62 at the close. Logista (BME: LOG ) declined 1.06% or 0.32 points to end at 29.84 and Repsol (BME: REP ) was down 0.91% or 0.11 points to 11.44.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 118 to 67 and 25 ended unchanged.

Shares in International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (BME: ICAG ) rose to 3-years highs; up 4.24% or 0.14 to 3.32. Shares in Industria de Diseno Textil SA (BME: ITX ) rose to 5-year highs; rising 2.04% or 1.12 to 55.98.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.26% or 7.06 to $2,674.96 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.92% or 0.64 to hit $69.30 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 0.80% or 0.59 to trade at $73.03 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.22% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.08% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.18% at 106.15.