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Ibex 35 falls by 0.45% and moves away from 19,000 points at midday

The Spanish stock market drops by 0.45% at midday: the Ibex 35 stands at 18,953.80 points and the French risk premium exceeds 150 basis points.

Daniel Ríos Company
Daniel Ríos Company
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The Ibex 35 remains below 19,000 points at midday, while the French risk premium exceeds 150 basis points.

According to valenciaplaza.com, the Spanish stock market fell by 0.45% at midday on Tuesday, with the Ibex 35 at 18,953.80 points. This decline comes amid political uncertainty in France and doubts about the funding of artificial intelligence development.

In the neighbouring country, the risk premium surpassed 150 basis points, with the ten-year bond close to 5%, due to the unrest spreading across French territory.

Among the best-performing stocks were Enagás (+1.60%), Grifols (+1.19%), Aena (+1.02%) and Naturgy (+0.86%). On the flip side, Solaria led the declines with a drop of 2.74%, followed by Merlin Properties (-2.09%), ACS (-1.99%) and ArcelorMittal (-1.95%).

The main European stock exchanges were also trading in the negative. The FTSE 100 lost 0.61%, the Cac 40 0.69%, the Dax 0.88%, the FTSE MIB 0.78% and the Euro Stoxx 50 0.86%.

In commodities, a barrel of Brent was priced at 111.54 dollars (+1.82%) and West Texas Intermediate reached 108.17 dollars (+4.35%).

In fixed income, the Spanish ten-year bond rose to 4.061%, compared to 4.031% at Friday's close, and the risk premium widened to 61.47 basis points. In currencies, the euro advanced by 0.03% against the dollar, reaching 1.1216 dollars.

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Graduado en Economía por CUNEF y adicto a las pantallas en rojo y verde. Cafés dobles antes de la apertura, escéptico de los gurús y traductor del Ibex para mortales; en Diario Empresas firma los mercados.