Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic , Financial Services & Real Estate and Telecoms & IT sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 added 0.31%.

The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Endesa SA (BME: ELE ), which rose 2.35% or 0.54 points to trade at 23.48 at the close. Meanwhile, Iberdrola (BME: IBE ) added 1.66% or 0.24 points to end at 14.38 and Banco de Sabadell SA (BME: SABE ) was up 1.46% or 0.04 points to 2.78 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Puig Brands SA (BME: PUIGb ), which fell 7.00% or 1.23 points to trade at 16.28 at the close. SOLARIA ENERGIA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE (BME: SLRS ) declined 2.20% or 0.17 points to end at 7.35 and International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (BME: ICAG ) was down 2.19% or 0.08 points to 3.40.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 109 to 82 and 22 ended unchanged.

Shares in Endesa SA (BME: ELE ) rose to 3-years highs; rising 2.35% or 0.54 to 23.48. Shares in Puig Brands SA (BME: PUIGb ) fell to all time lows; falling 7.00% or 1.23 to 16.28. Shares in Iberdrola (BME: IBE ) rose to all time highs; up 1.66% or 0.24 to 14.38. Shares in SOLARIA ENERGIA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE (BME: SLRS ) fell to 3-years lows; losing 2.20% or 0.17 to 7.35.

Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.70% or 21.39 to $3,022.41 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.35% or 0.24 to hit $68.31 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 0.22% or 0.16 to trade at $72.16 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.35% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.06% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 103.84.