MADRID, 1 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Ibex 35 has started the session this Wednesday with a rise of 0.3%, which has led the selective to stand at 9,036 integers at 9:03 a.m., pending the decision of the Federal Reserve (Fed) to United States on monetary policy and in a day marked again by business results, including BBVA.
After the Fed, this Thursday, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of England will meet. The market expects the Fed to approve a new rate hike, predictably 25 basis points, while the ECB is betting on another 50 basis point hike.
In this way, after closing January with an increase of 9.8%, the Madrid selective began the session clinging to the psychological level of 9,000 points.
In the early stages of the session, the biggest increases were recorded by Sabadell (1.86%), Repsol (1.29%), Santander (1.17%), Bankinter (0.77%), BBVA (0, 65%), ArcelorMittal (0.57%), Cellnex Telecom (0.56%) and Caixabank (0.54%), while on the opposite side were Naturgy Energy (-0.54%), Telefónica (- 0.34%), Inditex (-0.24%), Red Eléctrica (-0.22%) and Iberdrola (-0.14%).
The rest of the European stock markets opened with falls of 0.05% for Frankfurt and increases of 0.3% for London and 0.1% for Paris.
Likewise, the price of a barrel of Brent quality oil, a reference for the Old Continent, stood at a price of 85 dollars, with a rise of 0.36%, while Texas stood at 79 dollars, with a rise in 0.56%.
Finally, the price of the euro against the dollar stood at 1.0875 ‘greenbacks’, while the Spanish risk premium stood at 102 basis points, with the interest required on the ten-year bond at 3.306%.
