Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Telecoms & IT, Consumer Goods and Building & Construction sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 gained 0.44%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Mediaset ESP (MC:TL5), which rose 3.68% or 0.208 points to trade at 5.858 at the close. Meanwhile, Cellnex Telecom SA (MC:CLNX) added 2.86% or 0.66 points to end at 23.75 and ArcelorMittal SA (MC:MTS) was up 1.91% or 0.352 points to 18.790 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Indra A (MC:IDR), which fell 1.89% or 0.155 points to trade at 8.050 at the close. Cie Automotive (MC:CIEA) declined 1.09% or 0.240 points to end at 21.840 and Aena SME SA (MC:AENA) was down 0.96% or 1.35 points to 139.15.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 107 to 66 and 14 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.27% or 3.50 to $1289.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 2.77% or 1.33 to hit $49.29 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 2.07% or 1.18 to trade at $58.24 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.63% to 1.1465, while EUR/GBP rose 0.33% to 0.8978.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.47% at 95.300.