Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Consumer Goods and Building & Construction sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 added 0.22%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Arcel. Mittal (MC:MTS), which rose 5.30% or 0.337 points to trade at 6.691 at the close. Meanwhile, Acerinox (MC:ACX) added 3.42% or 0.405 points to end at 12.250 and Mapfre (MC:MAP) was up 3.13% or 0.081 points to 2.667 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Enagas (MC:ENAG), which fell 3.48% or 0.825 points to trade at 22.850 at the close. Aena Aeropuertos SA (MC:AENA) declined 3.37% or 4.20 points to end at 120.30 and Red Electrica Corporacion SA (MC:REE) was down 3.28% or 0.560 points to 16.525.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 103 to 99 and 21 ended unchanged.
Shares in Arcel. Mittal (MC:MTS) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 5.30% or 0.337 to 6.691. Shares in Enagas (MC:ENAG) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.48% or 0.825 to 22.850. Shares in Acerinox (MC:ACX) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.42% or 0.405 to 12.250. Shares in Red Electrica Corporacion SA (MC:REE) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.28% or 0.560 to 16.525.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.11% or 1.35 to $1225.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 2.26% or 0.98 to hit $42.43 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 2.15% or 0.96 to trade at $43.79 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.98% to 1.0748, while EUR/GBP fell 0.30% to 0.8602.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.94% at 99.92.