The Ibex 35 lost 0.7% at closing and lost 11,700 points penalized by energy companies

MADRID 10 Oct. () –

The Ibex 35 closed with a fall of 0.72%, which has led it to lose the level of 11,700 integers, weighed down mainly by energy values, in a day where the main reference has been the publication of the CPI data September in the US, whose general rate has stood at 2.4% year-on-year.

This 2.4% is one tenth less compared to the previous data and the lowest record since February 2021.

On the contrary, it was the underlying index, which excludes food and energy prices from its calculation due to their greater volatility, which closed September with an increase of one tenth more, reaching 3.3%.

In the Spanish business field, the Council of Ministers, at its meeting last Tuesday and following a favorable report from the Foreign Investment Board, authorized “without conditions” the voluntary public takeover bid (OPA) of the Esseco group for Ercros, as reported this Thursday by the Italian company to the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV).

For its part, EV Motors, the parent company of the automobile manufacturer Ebro and a key partner for the European market of the Chinese company Chery Motors, will go public next Monday, October 14, as group sources have confirmed to Europa Press.

In this context, the Ibex 35 has been the most punished index in Europe, placing itself behind the CAC 40 in Paris, which has lost 0.24%, or the DAX in Frankfurt, which has lost 0.23%. today’s session. The FTSE 100 in London has lost 0.07%, while the FSTE MIB in Milan has been the only selective to close positively, with an advance of 0.43%.

In the Spanish case, the Ibex 35 has been penalized by energy companies, with Acciona leading the falls, dropping 4.51% in today’s session. It was followed by Redeia (-3.87%), Endesa (-3.54%), Acciona Energía (-2.98%), Solaria (-2.88%) and Enagás (-2.35%). In ‘green’ only Bankinter (+0.75%), Ferrovial (+0.59%), Mapfre (+0.58%), ArcelorMittal (+0.13%), Repsol (+0.12%) have closed ) and Banco Santander (+0.01%).

In the raw materials market, the price of a barrel of Brent quality oil, a reference for the Old Continent, stood at 78.9 dollars, 3.00% more, while Texas rose 2.96%, to 75.4 dollars, both affected by tensions in the Middle East.

In the currency market, the price of the euro against the dollar stood at 1.0926 ‘greenbacks’, while in the debt market, the interest required on the 10-year bond fell to 2.986%, with the premium risk (the differential with the German bond) at 75 points.