The Ibex 35 opens slightly higher, at 2015 highs, after the ECB decision

June 7 () –

The Ibex 35 started this Friday’s session with a slight rise of 0.04%, which has led it to remain at its 2015 highs, with 11,448.2 points, on a day in which the markets will continue to react to the decision taken yesterday by the European Central Bank (ECB) to lower interest rates for the first time since the end of 2019.

The Madrid selective already closed this Thursday’s session at its highest since mid-July 2015, reaching 11,444 integers, after learning of the decision made by the ‘guardian of the euro’ to lower rates by 25 basis points, to 4.25%, ahead of the United States Federal Reserve (Fed).

However, today investors will be attentive to the statements of the president of the ECB, Christine Lagarde, and those of Isabel Schnabel, a member of the organization.

Under the macroeconomic umbrella, this Friday the US non-agricultural employment figures for the month of May will be published, which could condition the behavior of the European and US bond and stock markets.

In this context, the Ibex 35 has opened with almost all of its values ​​in ‘green’. Specifically, Redeia led the increases, with an increase of 1.59%, followed by Acciona Energía (+1.57%), Unicaja Banco (+0.92%) and Aena (+0.77%), while The ‘red lanterns’ were Meliá Hotels (-0.63%), BBVA (-0.47%), Mapfre (-0.36%) and Endesa (-0.32%).

In the rest of Europe, the main indices began the session with a mixed trend: Frankfurt and London lost 0.15% and 0.05%, respectively, while Milan and Paris rose 0.23% and 0. .03%, in each case.

The price of a barrel of Brent quality oil, a reference for the Old Continent, rose 0.14% at the opening of the European markets, to 79.98 dollars, while Texas stood at 75.7 dollars. 0.20% more.

In the foreign exchange market, the price of the euro against the dollar rose to 1.0890 ‘greenbacks’, while in the debt market the interest required on the 10-year Spanish bond remained around 3.330%.