Spain Stock Market Overview

Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Consumer Services, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, and Consumer Goods sectors dragged shares down.

At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 fell 0.50%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were:
– Acerinox (BME:ACX): Rose 2.51% (+0.25 points) to trade at 10.23 at the close.
– Puig Brands SA (BME:PUIGb): Added 2.19% (+0.42 points) to end at 19.41.
– Grifols SA (BME:GRLS): Up 2.02% (+0.17 points) to 8.80 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Inmobiliaria Colonial SA (BME:COL): Fell 3.20% (-0.18 points) to trade at 5.30.
– Merlin Properties SA (BME:MRL): Declined 2.47% (-0.26 points) to end at 10.25.
– Aena SME SA (BME:AENA): Down 1.37% (-2.80 points) to 201.20.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 101 to 99, with 19 unchanged.

Commodities Update

• Gold Futures for February delivery rose 1.14% (+30.36) to $2,689.96 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for delivery in January increased 1.83% (+1.23) to $68.43 a barrel.
• February Brent oil contract rose 1.59% (+1.13) to $72.25 a barrel.

Forex Update

• EUR/USD was unchanged at 1.06.
• EUR/GBP unchanged at 0.83.
• US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 105.68.