Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Building & Construction sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 declined 5.01% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Abengoa B (MADRID:ABGek), which rose 3.34% or 0.025 points to trade at 0.774 at the close. Meanwhile, Aena Aeropuertos SA (MADRID:AENA) fell 1.79% or 1.78 points to end at 97.56 and Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MADRID:DIDA) was down 2.62% or 0.138 points to 5.126 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Arcel. Mittal (MADRID:MTS), which fell 9.31% or 0.686 points to trade at 6.684 at the close. Repsol (MADRID:REP) declined 8.18% or 1.100 points to end at 12.350 and Banco Santander (MADRID:SAN) was down 6.77% or 0.379 points to 5.218.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 201 to 11 and 5 ended unchanged.
Shares in Arcel. Mittal (MADRID:MTS) fell to all time lows; down 9.31% or 0.686 to 6.684. Shares in Repsol (MADRID:REP) fell to 3-years lows; falling 8.18% or 1.100 to 12.350. Shares in Banco Santander (MADRID:SAN) fell to 52-week lows; falling 6.77% or 0.379 to 5.218.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.24% or 2.80 to $1156.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 3.29% or 1.33 to hit $39.12 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 3.68% or 1.68 to trade at $43.78 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 1.56% to 1.1562, while EUR/GBP rose 1.19% to 0.7342.
The US Dollar Index was down 1.28% at 93.62.