Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Telecoms & IT and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 declined 0.12%.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (MC:GAM), which rose 4.35% or 0.515 points to trade at 12.345 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (MC:MTS) added 2.91% or 0.825 points to end at 29.210 and Inmobiliaria Colonial SA (MC:COL) was up 1.12% or 0.095 points to 8.600 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mediaset ESP (MC:TL5), which fell 2.65% or 0.260 points to trade at 9.570 at the close. Red Electrica Corporacion SA (MC:REE) declined 1.00% or 0.190 points to end at 18.725 and Endesa (MC:ELE) was down 0.90% or 0.165 points to 18.125.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 93 to 87 and 14 ended unchanged.
Shares in ArcelorMittal SA (MC:MTS) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 2.91% or 0.825 to 29.210.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.30% or 4.00 to $1318.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.07% or 0.04 to hit $61.48 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.01% or 0.01 to trade at $67.61 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.49% to 1.1970, while EUR/GBP fell 0.37% to 0.8828.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.35% at 92.07.