Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Telecoms & IT sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 declined 0.63% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Melia Hotels (MC:MEL), which rose 1.71% or 0.200 points to trade at 11.880 at the close. Meanwhile, Amadeus IT (MC:AMA) added 1.22% or 0.820 points to end at 68.200 and Grifols SA (MC:GRLS) was up 0.64% or 0.160 points to 25.020 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tecnicas Reunidas (MC:TRE), which fell 3.54% or 0.940 points to trade at 25.650 at the close. Bankinter (MC:BKT) declined 2.33% or 0.198 points to end at 8.316 and Banco Santander (MC:SAN) was down 2.04% or 0.102 points to 4.888.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 119 to 62 and 24 ended unchanged.
Shares in Amadeus IT (MC:AMA) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.22% or 0.820 to 68.200. Shares in Banco Santander (MC:SAN) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.04% or 0.102 to 4.888.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.50% or 6.50 to $1297.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 1.78% or 1.21 to hit $66.67 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 1.16% or 0.89 to trade at $75.58 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.20% to 1.1627, while EUR/GBP fell 0.26% to 0.8736.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 94.37.