MADRID, 16 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Ibex 35 has started the session this Friday with a rise of 0.21%, which has led the Spanish selective to stand at 9,451 points in the early stages of the day at 9:01 a.m., on a day in which it takes place the second ‘quadruple witch hour’ of the year, a phenomenon that usually causes high volatility in the markets.

Thus, this Friday the options and futures on indices and shares expire both in Europe and in the United States, in a week that has been marked by the meetings of the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Federal Reserve (Fed) on interest rates. interest. The ECB raised interest rates by 0.25 points to 4%, raising its inflation outlook in both the short and medium term.

In this way, after losing -0.02% yesterday and standing at 9,430 points, the Madrid selective began the session with falls in companies such as Endesa (-1.15%), Logista (-0.70%), and Banco Sabadell (-0.35%). The tourist companies IAG (-0.31%), Aena (-0.20%) and Melia (-0.23%) also suffered in the early stages of the day.

On the contrary, the increases were led by the energy companies Enagás (0.72%), Repsol (0.77%). ArcelorMittal (0.16%), BBVA (0.46%), Grifol (0.75%) and Indra (0.57%) also woke up in green.

This Thursday was the last day that Ferrovial was listed on the Spanish stock market with that name and registered office, and this Friday it is the Amsterdam parent company that is listed on both the Spanish and Dutch stock markets. At 9:06 in the morning, it was leading the rises in Spain at 29.29 euros per share, 1.27% more than the close on Thursday at 28.920 euros.

In the European stock markets the openings were uneven as well while London (0.25%) and Paris (0.16%) and Milan (0.22%) woke up positive, that of Frankfurt -0.11% registered decreases in the early hours .

On the other hand, the price of a barrel of Brent quality oil, a reference for the Old Continent, stood at a price of 75.73 dollars, with a rise of 0.08%, while Texas stood at 70, $66, after rising 0.06%.

Finally, the price of the euro against the dollar stood at 1.0950 ‘green tickets’, while the Spanish risk premium stood at 95.1 basis points, with the interest required on the ten-year bond at 3.464%. .