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 rose 1.06%.
The best performers of the session on the were Caixabank SA (BME:), which rose 2.50% or 0.13 points to trade at 5.49 at the close. Meanwhile, Endesa SA (BME:) added 2.06% or 0.39 points to end at 19.33 and Mapfre (BME:) was up 1.95% or 0.05 points to 2.51 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SOLARIA ENERGIA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE (BME:), which fell 3.31% or 0.39 points to trade at 11.41 at the close. Puig Brands SA (BME:) declined 1.60% or 0.32 points to end at 19.36 and Merlin Properties SA (BME:) was down 0.90% or 0.10 points to 10.97.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 107 to 82 and 31 ended unchanged.
Shares in Puig Brands SA (BME:) fell to all time lows; down 1.60% or 0.32 to 19.36. Shares in Mapfre (BME:) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 1.95% or 0.05 to 2.51.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.50% or 13.40 to $2,662.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 2.45% or 1.85 to hit $73.71 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 2.30% or 1.82 to trade at $77.22 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.30% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.11% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.35% at 103.04.
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