Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Telecoms & IT and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 gained 0.18% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Tecnicas Reunidas (MC:TRE), which rose 3.27% or 1.175 points to trade at 37.135 at the close. Meanwhile, Repsol (MC:REP) added 1.63% or 0.210 points to end at 13.115 and Mapfre (MC:MAP) was up 1.44% or 0.044 points to 3.097 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Gamesa (MC:GAM), which fell 2.03% or 0.370 points to trade at 17.865 at the close. International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (MC:ICAG) declined 1.73% or 0.091 points to end at 5.173 and Merlin Properties SA (MC:MRL) was down 1.68% or 0.17 points to 9.83.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 88 to 78 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tecnicas Reunidas (MC:TRE) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.27% or 1.175 to 37.135. Shares in Repsol (MC:REP) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.63% or 0.210 to 13.115. Shares in Mapfre (MC:MAP) rose to 52-week highs; up 1.44% or 0.044 to 3.097.
Gold for February delivery was up 0.44% or 5.15 to $1167.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 3.24% or 1.67 to hit $53.17 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 3.15% or 1.71 to trade at $56.04 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.78% to 1.0638, while EUR/GBP fell 0.25% to 0.8380.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.61% at 100.98.