Spain's equity market ended the trading day lower on Monday, with the IBEX 35 falling 2.62% at the close in Madrid as declines in several sectors pushed the index down.
The sectors most responsible for the downward pressure were Consumer Goods, Financial Services & Real Estate and Consumer Services. Overall, decliners outnumbered advancers by 168 to 34, while 12 stocks finished unchanged on the Madrid Stock Exchange.
Winners and losers
At the top of the IBEX 35 leaderboard, Repsol (BME:REP) gained 5.60%, rising by 1.07 points to finish at 20.08. The company’s shares reached 5-year highs during the session.
Naturgy Energy Group SA (BME:NTGY) added 1.37%, an increase of 0.36 points, to close at 26.70. Cellnex Telecom SA (BME:CLNX) also finished higher, up 1.06% or 0.34 points to 32.48.
Among the weakest performers, Industria de Diseno Textil SA (BME:ITX) led losses, falling 4.86% or 2.76 points to end at 54.06. Banco Santander (BME:SAN) declined 4.84%, a drop of 0.52 points, to close at 10.27. International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (BME:ICAG) was down 4.72% or 0.23 points to 4.60.
Commodities and currencies
In commodity markets, Gold Futures for April delivery rose 1.29%, an increase of 67.84, to $5,315.74 a troy ounce. Crude oil for April delivery climbed 5.54% or 3.71 to $70.73 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract advanced 6.05% or 4.41 to trade at $77.28 a barrel.
On the foreign exchange front, EUR/USD traded lower by 0.98% to 1.17, while EUR/GBP was effectively unchanged at 0.87, a movement of 0.37%. The US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.97% to 98.51.
Market context and note
The market move left the IBEX 35 down for the session as investors contended with broad sector weakness. The trading day showed a clear division between a small group of gainers led by energy and utilities names and a larger set of declines concentrated in consumer and financial-related stocks.
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This report summarizes market performance at the close in Madrid and records key moves in equities, commodities and currencies for the session.