Investing.com – Spain stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Telecoms & IT, Building & Construction and Financial Services & Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 fell 0.43% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Abengoa B (MADRID:ABGek), which rose 3.84% or 0.038 points to trade at 1.027 at the close. Meanwhile, Tecnicas Reunidas (MADRID:TRE) added 1.35% or 0.535 points to end at 40.250 and Aena Aeropuertos SA (MADRID:AENA) was up 1.17% or 1.16 points to 100.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Arcel. Mittal (MADRID:MTS), which fell 3.10% or 0.195 points to trade at 6.105 at the close. Sacyr (MADRID:SCYR) declined 2.96% or 0.071 points to end at 2.325 and FCC (MADRID:FCC) was down 2.85% or 0.215 points to 7.324.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 143 to 59 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in Arcel. Mittal (MADRID:MTS) fell to all time lows; losing 3.10% or 0.195 to 6.105. Shares in Sacyr (MADRID:SCYR) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.96% or 0.071 to 2.325. Shares in FCC (MADRID:FCC) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.85% or 0.215 to 7.324.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.43% or 4.70 to $1108.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 1.68% or 0.75 to hit $43.88 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 3.02% or 1.48 to trade at $47.56 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.28% to 1.1306, while EUR/GBP fell 0.24% to 0.7330.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.06% at 95.44.