MADRID, 2 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Ibex 35 was quoted in the mid-session of the first trading day of 2024, registering an increase of 1.17%, which implies that the selective was at 10,220.50 points, after having signed its best trading year since 2023. 2009, with a revaluation of more than 22%.

This Tuesday it was learned that the activity of Chinese factories registered a slight improvement in the month of December, according to the reading of the PMI prepared by S

For its part, the Spanish manufacturing PMI reflected a deterioration in factory activity in Spain, the ninth consecutive month in which this has occurred. At the same time, the deterioration of factory activity in the euro zone continued during the month of December, although the contraction recorded was the slowest in seven months.

On the business front, Avangrid, the US subsidiary of Iberdrola, has announced the termination of its merger contract with PNM Resources due to non-compliance with the conditions established for the closing of the operation.

In this context, Fluidra led the selective, advancing 3.29%, ahead of Sacyr (3.13%), Unicaja (2.92%), Telefónica (2.63%), Ferrovial (2.54%). , Banco Sabadell (2.52%), Rovi (2.49%), Bankinter (2.45%), BBVA (2.32%) and CaixaBank (2.28%).

Towards mid-session, only Acciona Energía (-2.28%), Solaria (-2.04%), Grifols (-0.45%), Amadeus (-0.28%) and Inditex (-0. 13%).

The positive start to the year was common in the main European stock markets, with London advancing 0.02%; Paris, 0.15%; Frankfurt, 0.48%; and Milan, 1.16%.

In the raw materials market, the Brent Barrel registered an increase of 2.43%, up to $78.91, while the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) stood at $73.37, up 2.40%. further.

In the debt market, the yield on the Spanish bond with a maturity of 10 years stood at 3.039%, above the previous 2.993%. In this way, the risk premium against German debt fell six tenths, to 96.3 basis points.

Regarding currencies, the euro depreciated 0.55% against the dollar in the mid-session, to 1.0983 ‘greenbacks’ for each unit of the community currency.