The Ibex 35 closes the session in ‘red’ (-0.02%) but holds above 8,200 points

June 27. () –

The Ibex 35 has ended the trading day with a slight drop of 0.02%, which has placed it at 8,242.6 points, in an environment that continues to be marked by inflation, the decisions of the central banks, the fear of a slowdown economy, the war between Russia and Ukraine and the lockdowns in China.

The Russian government has failed to meet its debt payment obligations denominated in foreign currency for the first time in more than a century, according to the Bloomberg agency, after the 30-day grace period expired this Sunday for the Kremlin to pay the around 100 million dollars (95 million euros) in interest on its bonds whose payment was contractually scheduled for May 27. The Russian government has expressed its disagreement with these claims.

Regarding the publication of macro data, it has been known that industrial prices shot up 43.6% in May in the interannual rate due to energy.

On the other hand, consumer confidence plummeted 10.1 points in June compared to the previous month, to 65.8 points, its lowest level since the arrival of the war in Ukraine, due to the worse assessment of citizens on the current situation and, above all, the collapse of their expectations, as reported on Monday by the Center for Sociological Research (CIS).

In this scenario, the biggest rises in the Ibex 35 have been presented by Grifols (+3.37%), PharmaMar (+2.97%), Arcelormittal (+2.64%), Indra (+2.55%), Rovi (+2.52%), Fluidra (+1.69%) and BBVA (+1.63%).

On the contrary, in the negative terrain, Meliá (-3.08%), Sabadell (-2.63%), Bankinter (-1.52%), Ferrovial (-1.47%), ACS (-1 .39%), Iberdrola (-1.32%), Merlin (-1.18%) and Acciona (-0.9%).

In the Continuous Market, the shares of Ezentis have returned to the parquet and have plummeted 24.24% after the rejection of the State Society of Industrial Participations (SEPI) to rescue the company. Ezentis has already submitted a pleadings brief which, from its point of view, proves the firm’s eligibility for the 70 million euro rescue from SEPI.

As for the rest of the European stock markets, they have also closed with a fall in the case of Paris (-0.43%) and Milan (-0.69%), while the London Stock Exchange has advanced by 0.69% and the of Frankfurt, 0.52%.

On the other hand, the price of a barrel of Brent quality oil, a reference for the Old Continent, stood at a price of 114.71 dollars, with an increase of 1.41%, while Texas stood at 107, 18 dollars, after rising 1.45%.

Finally, the price of the euro against the dollar stood at 1.0606 ‘greenbacks’, while the Spanish risk premium stood at 111 basis points, with the interest required on the ten-year bond at 2.654%.