Investing.com – Spain equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Consumer Services, Financial Services & Real Estate and Building & Construction sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 fell 1.31% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the IBEX 35 were B. Sabadell (MADRID:SABE), which rose 0.27% or 0.006 points to trade at 2.274 at the close. Mediaset ESP (MADRID:TL5) added 0.09% or 0.010 points to end at 11.460 and Jazztel (MADRID:JAZ) was up 0.04% or 0.005 points to 12.965 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Distribuidora Intl de Aliment (MADRID:DIDA), which lost 3.32% or 0.238 points to trade at 6.934 in late trade. Bolsas y Mercados Espanoles (MADRID:BME) declined 2.72% or 0.990 points to end at 35.405 and Int.Airl.Grp (MADRID:ICAG) shed 2.53% or 0.184 points to 7.096.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 180 to 33 and 3 ended unchanged on the Madrid Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold for August delivery was up 0.31% or 3.60 to $1171.70 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 1.89% or 1.12 to hit $58.01 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 1.19% or 0.76 to trade at $62.55 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 1.07% to 1.1233, while EUR/GBP rose 0.90% to 0.7342.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.73% at 95.67.