Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Telecoms & IT, Consumer Goods and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 declined 0.26%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Acerinox (MC:ACX), which rose 5.50% or 0.610 points to trade at 11.710 at the close. Meanwhile, Tecnicas Reunidas (MC:TRE) added 2.13% or 0.540 points to end at 25.870 and ArcelorMittal SA (MC:MTS) was up 1.41% or 0.400 points to 28.820 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cellnex Telecom SA (MC:CLNX), which fell 1.65% or 0.34 points to trade at 20.24 at the close. Ferrovial (MC:FER) declined 1.45% or 0.255 points to end at 17.380 and Melia Hotels (MC:MEL) was down 1.43% or 0.160 points to 11.020.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 98 to 80 and 19 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.51% or 6.90 to $1349.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 1.15% or 0.71 to hit $62.26 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 0.83% or 0.54 to trade at $65.38 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.00% to 1.2405, while EUR/GBP rose 0.31% to 0.8856.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 89.12.