Spain stocks higher at close of trade; IBEX 35 up 1.06%

Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Financial Services & Real Estate and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 rose 1.06%.

The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Caixabank SA (BME:CABK), which rose 2.50% or 0.13 points to trade at 5.49 at the close. Meanwhile, Endesa SA (BME:ELE) added 2.06% or 0.39 points to end at 19.33 and Mapfre (BME:MAP) was up 1.95% or 0.05 points to 2.51 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were SOLARIA ENERGIA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE (BME:SLRS), which fell 3.31% or 0.39 points to trade at 11.41 at the close. Puig Brands SA (BME:PUIGb) declined 1.60% or 0.32 points to end at 19.36 and Merlin Properties SA (BME:MRL) was down 0.90% or 0.10 points to 10.97.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 107 to 82 and 31 ended unchanged.

Shares in Puig Brands SA (BME:PUIGb) fell to all time lows; down 1.60% or 0.32 to 19.36. Shares in Mapfre (BME:MAP) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 1.95% or 0.05 to 2.51.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.50% or 13.40 to $2,662.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 2.45% or 1.85 to hit $73.71 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 2.30% or 1.82 to trade at $77.22 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.30% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.11% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.35% at 103.04.