The Ibex 35 began this Friday’s session, the last of the week, with a fall of 0.33%which allowed the Madrid selection to be placed in the 11,866.2 points at 9:00 a.m., a day marked by the decision of the European Central Bank (ECB) to lower interest rates by 25 basis points.
However, the body chaired by Christine Lagardewho set the deposit rate (RFDfor its acronym in English) at 3.25%, could lower the price of silver again at its last meeting of the year.
In the Spanish business field, Mapfre completed the purchase of the majority of the insurer Insignia Life for a total price that could ultimately reach a maximum of 2,352.7 million pesos (109.5 million euros).
CaixaBankfor its part, executed the 64.42% of its share buyback in the twelve weeks since the start of this program on July 31, the total amount of which amounts to 500 million euros.
In addition, Airtificial Group developed a project for a Level 1 5.2 million euro German automobile company in which it manufactures the largest line in its history.
Ibex 35 companies
The biggest increases of the Ibex 35 were:
- Fluidra: +0.98%
- Colonial: +0.74%
- Activate energy: +0.69%
While the biggest declines in the Ibex 35 were:
- Sabadell: -1.04%
- Single box: -0.74%
- Aene: -0.68%
International markets
The main European stock exchanges are positioned as follows:
- Paris: -0.02%
- London: -0.38%
- Frankfurt: -0.06%
- Milan: -0.02%
At the start of this Friday’s session, the largest increase within the Ibex 35 was recorded by Fluidra, which increased by 0.98% at the opening, followed by Colonial (+0.74%), Acciona Energía (+0.69%) and Acerinox (+0.27%).
When the stock market opens, the price of a barrel of quality oil Brentbenchmark for the Old Continent, stood at 74.80 dollars, or 0.47% more, while Texas increased by 0.55%, to 71.06 dollars.
On the market of exchangethe price of the euro against the dollar stood at 1.0842 green billswhile in the debt market, interest charged on 10-year bonds rose to 2.923%.
