Spain's stock market closed higher on Monday, with the IBEX 35 advancing 0.78% in Madrid. Sectors registering the strongest gains during the session included Financial Services & Real Estate, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Building & Construction, which collectively underpinned the market's rise.
At the close, the IBEX 35 recorded a 0.78% gain. Among individual names, Bankinter (BME:BKT) led the index's winners, finishing up 2.90% - a rise of 0.41 points to close at 14.38. Caixabank SA (BME:CABK) also posted a solid performance, adding 1.95% or 0.21 points to end the day at 10.72. Unicaja Banco SA (BME:UNI) rose 1.86% or 0.05 points to finish at 2.85 in late trade.
On the downside, Amadeus IT (BME:AMA) was the session's biggest decliner among the IBEX 35 constituents, slipping 1.43% or 0.84 points to close at 58.00. Industria de Diseno Textil SA (BME:ITX) dropped 1.20% or 0.66 points to end at 54.34, while Acerinox (BME:ACX) declined 1.14% or 0.15 points to finish at 12.96.
Market breadth on the Madrid Stock Exchange skewed positive, with 103 stocks advancing compared with 85 that fell; 22 shares finished unchanged.
Notably, shares of Unicaja Banco SA (BME:UNI) reached an all-time high during the session, closing up 1.86% or 0.05 points at 2.85.
Commodities moved unevenly. Gold futures for April delivery showed a significant increase, rising 2.20% or 110.19 to $5,127.19 a troy ounce. In energy markets, crude oil for March delivery fell 0.41% or 0.25 to trade at $60.82 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract decreased 0.26% or 0.17 to $64.90 a barrel.
Currency and dollar indicators likewise posted mixed returns. The EUR/USD exchange rate rose 0.47% to 1.19. EUR/GBP was reported as unchanged at a move of 0.12% to 0.87. Meanwhile, the US Dollar Index Futures declined 0.64% to 96.78.
Overall, the session closed with the IBEX 35 higher and a range of moves across key sectors, individual equities, commodity contracts and currency pairs. The data points above reflect closing prices and percentage changes reported at the end of trading in Madrid.