Investing.com – Spain equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Madrid Petrol and Power, Madrid Financial Services & Real Estate and Madrid Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 gained 1.06%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Caixabank SA (BME:CABK), which rose 2.50% or 0.13 points to trade at 5.49 at the close. Endesa SA (BME:ELE) added 2.06% or 0.39 points to end at 19.33 and Mapfre (BME:MAP) was up 1.95% or 0.05 points to 2.51 in late trade.
Biggest losers included SOLARIA ENERGIA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE (BME:SLRS), which fell 3.31% or 0.39 points to trade at 11.41 in late trade. Puig Brands SA (BME:PUIGb) declined 1.60% or 0.32 points to end at 19.36 and Merlin Properties SA (BME:MRL) down 0.90% or 0.10 points to 10.97.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 107 to 82 and 31 ended unchanged on the Madrid Stock Exchange.
Shares in Puig Brands SA (BME:PUIGb) fell to all time lows; down 1.60% or 0.32 to 19.36. Shares in Mapfre (BME:MAP) rose to 3-year highs; rising 1.95% or 0.05 to 2.51.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.49% or 13.15 to $2,663.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 2.44% or 1.84 to hit $73.72 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 2.28% or 1.80 to trade at $77.24 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.30% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.12% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.35% at 103.04.