MADRID, 19 Abr. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Ibex 35 was trading flat in the mid-session this Wednesday, which led it to remain at 9,422 points, on a day in which investors are awaiting business results and macro data such as the CPI for the euro area.
The year-on-year inflation rate for the United Kingdom was published early this Wednesday, which stood at 10.1% in March, compared to the 10.4% registered in February.
In the euro area, the year-on-year inflation rate stood at 6.9% in March, compared to the 8.5% rise in prices the previous month, thanks to the drop in energy prices, while the rate core (which excludes the effect of energy and food) climbed to a new record of 5.7%. For its part, the year-on-year inflation rate of the European Union (EU) moderated in March to 8.3% from 9.9% in February.
Pending the start of the business results season in Spain with the publication this Thursday of Bankinter’s quarterly accounts, in the United States today the results of Tesla, American Express, Morgan Stanley and IBM, among others, are known.
Also this Wednesday the US Federal Reserve (Fed) will publish its Beige Book, a document that provides a detailed assessment of the economy by the 12 US regional central banks.
In this way, the highest increases in the half session corresponded to Endesa (1.60%), Iberdrola (1.17%), Ferrovial (0.98%), Mapfre (0.95%), Red Eléctrica (0, 83%), Acciona Renewable Energy (0.67%) and Indra (0.63%).
Among the stocks that traded in negative, Colonial (-3.48%), Merlin (-2.27%), Grifols (-2.03%), ArcelorMittal (-2.03%), Fluidra (-1.83%) stand out %) and Meliá (-1.17%).
The main European stock markets were trading negative, with a fall of 0.40% in London, 0.33% in Milan, 0.32% in Frankfurt, and 0.40% in Paris.
At the opening of the stock market, the price of a barrel of Brent quality oil, a reference for the Old Continent, fell 1.79%, to 83.25 dollars, while Texas stood at 79.40 dollars, a 1.81% less.
In the currency market, the price of the euro against the dollar stood at 1.0934 ‘green bills’, while in the debt market, the interest required on the 10-year Spanish bond stood at 3.534% with the risk premium at 102 basis points.
