Spain Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Consumer Services, Building & Construction, and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 lost 0.19%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were:
– Caixabank SA (BME:CABK): rose 2.85% or 0.16 points to trade at 5.85 at the close.
– Acciona (BME:ANA): added 2.53% or 3.00 points to end at 121.70.
– Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BME:BBVA): was up 1.23% or 0.12 points to 9.53 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Puig Brands SA (BME:PUIGb): fell 2.49% or 0.52 points to trade at 20.38.
– Laboratorios Farmaceuticos ROVI (BME:ROVI): declined 2.44% or 1.95 points to end at 77.95.
– Ferrovial (BME:FER): was down 2.36% or 0.88 points to 36.34.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 112 to 81, and 25 ended unchanged.

Shares in Caixabank SA rose to all-time highs, gaining 2.85% or 0.16 to 5.85.

Commodity and Currency Update

• Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.22% or 6.10 to $2,743.10 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for delivery in December rose 2.53% or 1.76 to hit $71.25 a barrel.
• January Brent oil contract rose 2.35% or 1.72 to trade at $74.82 a barrel.
• EUR/USD was unchanged 0.42% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP was also unchanged 0.27% to 0.84.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.40% at 103.79.