Spain Stock Market Update

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

At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 declined 0.11%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were:
– Inmobiliaria Colonial SA (BME:COL): rose 1.79% or 0.10 points to trade at 5.68 at the close.
– Merlin Properties SA (BME:MRL): added 1.72% or 0.19 points to end at 11.25.
– Sacyr SA (BME:SCYR): up 1.39% or 0.04 points to 3.20 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Grifols SA (BME:GRLS): fell 2.05% or 0.20 points to trade at 9.58 at the close.
– Ferrovial (BME:FER): declined 1.19% or 0.44 points to end at 36.68.
– International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (BME:ICAG): down 1.04% or 0.02 points to 2.10.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 108 to 91, with 18 remaining unchanged.

Shares in Merlin Properties SA (BME:MRL) rose to three-year highs, up 1.72% or 0.19 to 11.25.

Commodities

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.18% or 4.55 to $2,550.85 a troy ounce. In commodities trading:
– Crude oil for October delivery rose 2.86% or 2.14 to hit $76.97 a barrel.
– November Brent oil contract rose 2.26% or 1.77 to trade at $79.92 a barrel.

Currency

EUR/USD was unchanged at 1.12, while EUR/GBP remained unchanged at 0.85.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 100.75.