Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Telecoms & IT, Building & Construction and Financial Services & Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 rose 0.66% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Bankia (MADRID:BKIA), which rose 2.05% or 0.024 points to trade at 1.197 at the close. Meanwhile, Obrascon Huarte Lain (MADRID:OHL) added 1.72% or 0.315 points to end at 18.650 and Gamesa (MADRID:GAM) was up 1.49% or 0.240 points to 16.340 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aena Aeropuertos SA (MADRID:AENA), which fell 0.84% or 0.83 points to trade at 98.40 at the close. FCC (MADRID:FCC) declined 0.69% or 0.064 points to end at 9.230 and Tecnicas Reunidas (MADRID:TRE) was down 0.26% or 0.115 points to 43.605.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 139 to 67 and 4 ended unchanged.
Shares in Gamesa (MADRID:GAM) rose to 5-year highs; up 1.49% or 0.240 to 16.340.
Gold for August delivery was down 2.17% or 24.60 to $1107.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.33% or 0.68 to hit $50.53 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.88% or 0.51 to trade at $56.59 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.21% to 1.0854, while EUR/GBP rose 0.25% to 0.6964.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.11% at 97.98.