MADRID, 5 Jul. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Ibex 35 has started the session this Wednesday with a decrease of 0.44%, which has led the selective to 9,546.60 points, in a day in which investors will be awaiting the publication of the minutes of the last meeting of the United States Federal Reserve (Fed), held in June.
Also in the United States, the Wall Street Stock Exchange will open again after being without activity this Tuesday for the Independence Day holiday.
In Europe, markets will be watching the macroeconomic benchmarks for industrial production in France and consumer confidence in Spain, as well as the non-monetary policy meeting of the European Central Bank (ECB).
Likewise, investors will remain attentive during this session to the publication of a battery of PMIs, specifically for Spain, Italy, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and for the euro area as a whole.
In the early stages of this Wednesday’s session, the biggest increases within the Ibex 35 were recorded by Cellnex (0.35%) and Telefónica (0.03%), while the steepest declines were recorded by Colonial (-1 .7%), Ferrovial (-1.57%), ArcelorMittal (-1.5%) and Merlin Properties (-1.48%).
The main European stock markets also opened this Wednesday with a negative sign: Frankfurt 0.54%, Paris 0.51%, Milan 0.33% and London 0.28%.
At the opening of the stock market, the price of a barrel of Brent quality oil, a reference for the Old Continent, fell 0.64%, to 75.76 dollars, while Texas stood at 70.83 dollars, a 1.49% more.
In the currency market, the price of the euro against the dollar stood at 1.0886 ‘green bills’, while the Spanish risk premium was around 100.2 basis points, with the interest required on the 10-year bond at 3.537%.