Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the gained 0.21%.
The best performers of the session on the were Bankinter (BME:), which rose 2.47% or 0.19 points to trade at 7.89 at the close. Meanwhile, Repsol (BME:) added 2.23% or 0.26 points to end at 11.94 and Telefonica (BME:) 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:), which fell 2.65% or 0.27 points to trade at 9.91 at the close. Grifols SA (BME:) declined 2.07% or 0.23 points to end at 10.90 and Puig Brands SA (BME:) 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.
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