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 fell 2.22% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Indra A (MADRID:IDR), which rose 1.45% or 0.131 points to trade at 9.145 at the close. Meanwhile, Aena Aeropuertos SA (MADRID:AENA) added 0.44% or 0.41 points to end at 94.50 and Int.Airl.Grp (MADRID:ICAG) was down 0.15% or 0.010 points to 6.820 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bankia (MADRID:BKIA), which fell 3.73% or 0.042 points to trade at 1.083 at the close. ACS Const. (MADRID:ACS) declined 3.62% or 1.045 points to end at 27.825 and BBVA (MADRID:BBVA) was down 3.33% or 0.294 points to 8.543.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 179 to 31 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bankia (MADRID:BKIA) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.73% or 0.042 to 1.083.
Gold for August delivery was down 0.09% or 1.10 to $1166.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 2.95% or 1.64 to hit $53.88 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 3.62% or 2.19 to trade at $58.13 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.27% to 1.1081, while EUR/GBP fell 0.65% to 0.7094.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.12% at 96.26.