MADRID, 26 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Ibex 35 fell 0.2% in the mid-session this Wednesday, which led it to lose the level of 7,800 points, in a scenario marked by the presentation of business results and pending the meeting of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB).
The Governing Council of the ECB will set the position of its monetary policy and the consensus of analysts agrees in expecting a new rise of 75 basis points in interest rates, in line with the attack in September.
The Spanish selective stood at 7,779.2 points at twelve noon, with Sacyr (1.44%), Telefónica (1.29%), Grifols (1%), Acerinox (0.95%) and Naturgy ( 0.82%) at the head of the promotions.
On the negative side, Santander (-2.76%), Red Eléctrica (-1.78%), Rovi (-0.96%), Sabadell (-0.63%), Enagás (-0.55%) stood out ) and PharmaMar (-0.35%).
Santander led the selective falls, despite having presented a profit of 7,316 million until September, 25% more. On its side, Iberdrola has shot up its profits by 29%, to 3,104 million, and Redeia (former Red Eléctrica Group) obtained a net profit of 551.45 million euros in the first nine months of the year, practically in line with the same period of the previous year.
The rest of the European stock markets were also trading in ‘red’, with the exception of Frankfurt (0.38%). The declines were 0.46% in London, 0.06% in Paris and 0.37% in Milan.
Likewise, the price of a barrel of Brent quality oil, a reference for the Old Continent, stood this Wednesday at a price of 93.81 dollars, with an increase of 0.3%, while Texas stood at 85, $77, up 0.52%.
The euro recovered parity with the dollar in the face of the imminent rise in ECB rates and stood at 1.0017 ‘greenbacks’ in the middle of the session, while the Spanish risk premium stood at 108 basis points, with the required interest to the ten-year bond at 3.296%.
