Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Telecoms & IT, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Financial Services & Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 rose 0.24%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Ferrovial (MC:FER), which rose 2.63% or 0.450 points to trade at 17.560 at the close. Meanwhile, Acciona (MC:ANA) added 1.51% or 1.080 points to end at 72.620 and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (MC:SGREN) was up 1.43% or 0.134 points to 9.534 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA), which fell 41.50% or 0.788 points to trade at 1.111 at the close. Melia Hotels (MC:MEL) declined 3.16% or 0.295 points to end at 9.040 and Tecnicas Reunidas (MC:TRE) was down 2.51% or 0.620 points to 24.080.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 106 to 56 and 23 ended unchanged.
Shares in Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA) fell to all time lows; losing 41.50% or 0.788 to 1.111. Shares in Melia Hotels (MC:MEL) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.16% or 0.295 to 9.040.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.66% or 8.10 to $1230.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.18% or 0.13 to hit $71.47 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.05% or 0.04 to trade at $80.47 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.25% to 1.1588, while EUR/GBP rose 0.13% to 0.8803.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 94.70.