Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Building & Construction and Telecoms & IT sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 rose 0.38% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Redeia Corporacion SA (BME:REDE), which rose 1.89% or 0.32 points to trade at 17.23 at the close. Meanwhile, Enagas (BME:ENAG) added 1.70% or 0.23 points to end at 13.76 and Cellnex Telecom SA (BME:CLNX) was up 1.59% or 0.57 points to 36.35 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grifols SA (BME:GRLS), which fell 2.99% or 0.29 points to trade at 9.54 at the close. Puig Brands SA (BME:PUIGb) declined 1.59% or 0.32 points to end at 19.55 and Inmobiliaria Colonial SA (BME:COL) was down 1.50% or 0.10 points to 6.25.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 116 to 78 and 21 ended unchanged.
Shares in Puig Brands SA (BME:PUIGb) fell to all time lows; falling 1.59% or 0.32 to 19.55.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.33% or 8.75 to $2,654.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 1.54% or 1.09 to hit $69.91 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 1.26% or 0.93 to trade at $72.76 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.34% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.57% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 100.56.