Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Building & Construction and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 lost 2.20% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were FCC (MC:FCC), which fell 0.05% or 0.004 points to trade at 7.573 at the close. Meanwhile, Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA) fell 0.94% or 0.048 points to end at 5.080 and Endesa (MC:ELE) was down 1.13% or 0.200 points to 17.545 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sacyr (MC:SCYR), which fell 6.75% or 0.105 points to trade at 1.451 at the close. Banco Popular (MC:POP) declined 4.23% or 0.061 points to end at 1.382 and Arcel. Mittal (MC:MTS) was down 3.82% or 0.181 points to 4.553.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 181 to 17 and 16 ended unchanged.
Shares in Banco Popular (MC:POP) fell to all time lows; falling 4.23% or 0.061 to 1.382.
Gold for August delivery was up 0.90% or 11.45 to $1287.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.61% or 0.30 to hit $48.77 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 0.55% or 0.28 to trade at $50.26 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.25% to 1.1280, while EUR/GBP rose 0.46% to 0.7929.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.19% at 94.45.