MADRID, 21 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Ibex 35 closed this Thursday’s session at 10,104.3 points, which represents a slight increase of 0.03%, which was achieved in the final stretch of the negotiation, since during much of the session has been quoted with drops of up to 30 points.

This Thursday it was learned that the gross domestic product (GDP) of the United States registered a growth of 1.2% in the third quarter of the year, which represents one tenth below the previous estimate.

For his part, the vice president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Luis de Guindos, has highlighted the slowdown in the inflation rate of the euro zone, as reflected by the latest “positive” data, although these are not enough to change the course. of monetary policy, so “it is premature to talk about a rate cut.”

In Spain it has been published that the home mortgage firm fell 22.3% in the tenth month of the year and the average interest shot up to 3.32%, its highest figure since December 2015, according to data released by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).

Under the business umbrella, Bankinter’s board of directors agreed yesterday – with the market already closed – to propose the appointment of Gloria Ortiz as the new CEO, replacing Maria Dolores Dancausa, who becomes non-executive president, according to the information sent. by the entity after the closing of the Ibex 35.

In this context, Rovi has been the main bullish value (1.03%), ahead of Bankinter (0.95%), Solaria (0.84%), BBVA (0.76%), Banco Sabadell (0.076% ) and Acciona (0.76%).

On the opposite side, Telefónica has fallen 1.52%, ahead of Grifols (-1.17%), Enagás (-1.08%), Colonial (-1.06%), ArcelorMittal (-0.95% ) and IAG (-0.78%).

In the rest of Europe, London has fallen 0.27%; Paris 0.16%; Frankfurt 0.27%; and Milan, 0.29%.

At the close of the European trading session, the barrel of Brent registered a drop of 0.90%, to $78.98, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) stood at $73.45, down 1.05%. less.

In the debt market, the yield on the Spanish bond with a 10-year maturity has stood at 2.899%, below the 2.912% observed at the close of Wednesday. In this way, the risk premium against German debt has fallen six tenths, to 93.5 basis points.

For its part, the euro appreciated 0.45% against the dollar, reaching an exchange rate of 1.0991 ‘greenbacks’ for each unit of the community currency.