MADRID, 8 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Ibex 35 reached the level of 9,400 points in the mid-session, registering a price of 9,402.90 integers around 12:00, with most of the banks leading the selective gains.
On Wednesday, the Bank of Canada decided to raise interest rates by 25 basis points to 4.75%, thus following in the footsteps of its Australian counterpart, which raised the price of money on Tuesday to 4.10%, a quarter additional point.
For their part, the six large state banks in China have lowered the interest with which they repay deposits from savers, with which they intend to stimulate consumption to boost the economy, according to the Chinese newspaper ‘Securities Times’.
In this context, BBVA led the 35 Ibex stocks (2.37%) at mid-session, ahead of Banco Sabadell (2.32%), CaixaBank (1.61%), ArcelorMittal (1.50% ), Banco Santander (1.48%) and Unicaja Banco (1.36%). Bankinter was located somewhat below, with increases of 0.42%.
On the other hand, daily losses were led by Aena (-1.58%), ahead of Cellnex (-0.79%), Amadeus (-0.59%), Merlin (-0.55%) and Grifols ( -0.51%).
The increases were widespread in the main European squares. The German DAX advanced 0.22%; the French CAC 40, 0.28%; the Italian FTSE MIB, 0.82%; and the Euro Stoxx 50, 0.15%. On its side, the British FTSE 100 fell 0.12%.
On its side, the barrel of Brent appreciated 0.39%, up to 77.25 dollars, while the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) reached 72.86 dollars, 0.44% more.
In the debt market, the yield on the Spanish 10-year bond stood at 3.461%, from 3.473% on Wednesday. Thus, the risk premium fell 1.9 points, standing at 99.8 basis points.
In the foreign exchange market, the euro has appreciated by 0.29% against the dollar, standing at an exchange rate of 1.0730 dollars for each euro.
