Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Building & Construction sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 rose 0.05% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Repsol (MC:REP), which rose 1.43% or 0.170 points to trade at 12.090 at the close. Meanwhile, Acerinox (MC:ACX) added 0.98% or 0.115 points to end at 11.875 and Indra A (MC:IDR) was up 0.90% or 0.105 points to 11.715 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Int.Airl.Grp (MC:ICAG), which fell 1.50% or 0.071 points to trade at 4.651 at the close. Tecnicas Reunidas (MC:TRE) declined 0.91% or 0.295 points to end at 32.010 and Cellnex Telecom SA (MC:CLNX) was down 0.78% or 0.12 points to 15.97.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 107 to 73 and 21 ended unchanged.
Shares in Indra A (MC:IDR) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 0.90% or 0.105 to 11.715.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.31% or 4.15 to $1347.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 2.47% or 1.10 to hit $45.59 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 2.45% or 1.15 to trade at $48.12 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.27% to 1.1191, while EUR/GBP rose 0.54% to 0.8691.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.15% at 95.54.