Investing.com – Spain equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Telecoms & IT, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Consumer Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 added 0.06% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Gamesa (MC:GAM), which rose 1.19% or 0.255 points to trade at 21.610 at the close. Mediaset ESP (MC:TL5) added 1.07% or 0.120 points to end at 11.325 and Telefonica (MC:TEF) was up 1.01% or 0.101 points to 10.085 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MC:DIDA), which lost 1.97% or 0.103 points to trade at 5.123 in late trade. Arcel. Mittal (MC:MTS) declined 1.96% or 0.165 points to end at 8.255 and Indra A (MC:IDR) shed 1.48% or 0.175 points to 11.645.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 96 to 69 and 20 ended unchanged on the Madrid Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.05% or 0.65 to $1227.15 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 0.36% or 0.19 to hit $53.14 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 0.04% or 0.02 to trade at $55.88 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.33% to 1.0586, while EUR/GBP rose 0.23% to 0.8652.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 101.66.