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The Ibex 35 rises almost 1% in the mid-session of All Saints’ Day and seeks 11,800 points

The Ibex 35 rises almost 1% in the mid-session of All Saints' Day and seeks 11,800 points

MADRID Nov. 1 () –

The Ibex 35 was trading at mid-session this Friday, marked by the All Saints’ Day holiday, with a rise of 0.88%, remaining above the level of 11,700 integers and approaching that of 11,800 integers. , until reaching 11,774.9 points.

In this way, after closing the month of October with a drop of 1.7% compared to September, which allowed it to be above 11,600 integers, the Madrid selective conquered the psychological level of the 11,700 points.

Under the international business umbrella, the e-commerce giant Amazon reported this Thursday after the closing of the European stock markets that it achieved a net profit of 15,328 million dollars (14,141 million euros) in the third quarter of the year, which represents an improvement 55.1% compared to the result recorded by the multinational between July and September of last year.

For its part, the American processor company Intel obtained attributable net losses of 16,639 million dollars (15,303.3 million euros) in the third quarter of this year, which contrasts with the profits of 297 million dollars (273. 2 million euros) from the same period in 2023, as reported by the firm, which is engaged in its restructuring plan.

Apple, in addition, obtained a net profit of 93,736 million dollars (86,475 million euros) at the end of its fiscal year, which represents a decrease of 3.3% compared to the previous year and represents accumulating two consecutive years with profits at the decline, as reported by the multinational, whose accounts have been burdened by the impact of the fine imposed in the EU for the multinational’s tax advantages in Ireland.

In this context, the biggest increases within the Ibex 35 were recorded by Banco Santander (+1.97%), Repsol (+1.48%), Bankinter (+1.47%), Fluidra (+1.46%) and Banco Sabadell (+1.37%), while on the other hand, Puig Brands fell 2.64%, followed by Mapfre (-0.69%) and Solaria (-0.68%).

The main European stock markets were also trading in ‘green’, with increases of 0.97% for Milan, 0.77% for London, 0.67% for Paris and 0.66% for Frankfurt.

On the other hand, the price of a barrel of Brent quality oil, a reference for the Old Continent, stood at 74.16 dollars, 1.85% more, while that of Texas rose 2.05%, to $70.68.

In the currency market, the price of the euro against the dollar stood at 1.0863 ‘greenbacks’, with the interest required on the 10-year bond at 3.113%.

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