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Spanish shares drop 0.18 pct Tuesday

Xinhua,December 13, 2017 Adjust font size:

MADRID, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Spanish shares lost on Tuesday, with the benchmark stock market index Ibex-35 down 0.18 percent, or 18.60 points, to close at 10,288.30 points.

A total of 17 of the selected 35 large companies lost in the day.

Spain's fifth largest bank Bankia went down 2.40 percent, followed by hotel chain Melia Hotels and Spain's third largest bank Caixabank that lost 1.35 percent and 1.26 percent respectively.

Consultancy and technology company Indra A advanced 2.85 percent, being the top gainer of the blue chips. Chemical and pharmaceutical company Grifols rose 1.23 percent and airport operator AENA was up 1.19 percent. Enditem