The Ibex maintains 8,900 points towards the half session, with a rise of 0.15%

23 Jan. () –

The Ibex 35 has maintained the slight positive evolution that it had registered at the opening, standing at 8,931.8 basis points towards 12:10 p.m., which represents an increase of 0.15% compared to Friday’s close.

Investors are still waiting for clues that the president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, can offer this afternoon about the entity’s future monetary policy. Also, during the remainder of the week, business results and macroeconomic data such as the United States GDP or the German IFO will continue to be released.

Among the main winners around 12:10 p.m. were Banco Sabadell (+1.84%), BBVA (+1.70%), Enagás (+1.68%), ArcelorMittal (+1.01%) and Fluidra (+0 .99%). On the other hand, the fall of ACS (-2.1%), Cellnex (-2.05%), Aena (-1.02%) and Sacyr (-0.98%) stands out.

In the rest of the European markets, the German Dax rose 0.01%, while the French CAC 40 registered an increase of 0.05% and the Italian FTSE MIB fell 0.44% in the early hours of the session. In this way, the Euro Stoxx 50 observed an advance of 0.18%, while the British FTSE 100 advanced 0.24%.

In the raw materials market, a barrel of Brent stood at 88.28 dollars, 0.74% more, while the West Texas Intemediate advanced 0.70%, up to 82.20 dollars.

In the debt market, the yield in the secondary market of Spanish bonds with a maturity of 10 years climbed to 3.158%, from 3.135% at which it closed on Friday. Thus, the risk premium against its German counterparts stood at 96.2 basis points, four tenths more than on Friday.

Regarding currencies, the euro cross against the dollar has maintained a positive course for the common European currency. Thus, it has reached 1.0891 dollars for each euro.