Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods , Telecoms & IT and Building & Construction sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 added 1.43% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Cellnex Telecom SA (BME: CLNX ), which rose 7.42% or 2.14 points to trade at 30.98 at the close. Meanwhile, SOLARIA ENERGIA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE (BME: SLRS ) added 5.76% or 0.44 points to end at 7.99 and Merlin Properties SA (BME: MRL ) was up 5.67% or 0.59 points to 10.99 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Caixabank SA (BME: CABK ), which fell 1.77% or 0.10 points to trade at 5.67 at the close. Bankinter (BME: BKT ) declined 0.84% or 0.07 points to end at 8.30 and Redeia Corporacion SA (BME: REDE ) was down 0.50% or 0.08 points to 15.92.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 141 to 54 and 19 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 1.22% or 32.76 to $2,715.06 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 2.23% or 1.70 to hit $78.07 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 1.83% or 1.46 to trade at $81.38 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.18% to 1.03, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.18% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 108.98.