Spain stocks higher at close of trade; IBEX 35 up 0.21%

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

At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 gained 0.21%.

The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Bankinter (BME:BKT ), which rose 2.47% or 0.19 points to trade at 7.89 at the close. Meanwhile, Repsol (BME:REP ) added 2.23% or 0.26 points to end at 11.94 and Telefonica (BME:TEF ) was up 1.83% or 0.08 points to 4.29 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were SOLARIA ENERGIA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE (BME:SLRS ), which fell 2.65% or 0.27 points to trade at 9.91 at the close. Grifols SA (BME:GRLS ) declined 2.07% or 0.23 points to end at 10.90 and Puig Brands SA (BME:PUIGb ) was down 1.15% or 0.22 points to 18.89.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 98 to 95 and 22 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.70% or 43.65 to $2,613.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 2.87% or 1.92 to hit $68.84 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 2.76% or 1.96 to trade at $73.00 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.45% to 1.06, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.27% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.36% at 106.23.

Source: Investing.com