The Ibex 35 closes with an increase of 0.3% and continues to set new highs for May 2018

MADRID, 4 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Ibex 35 closed this Monday with an increase of 0.37%, which has led it to stand at 10,178.3 integers, marking a new maximum not seen since last May 17, 2018, when it closed at 10,216. .4 integers.

Today's day has been empty of major references for the markets and investors continue to guide their decisions on the stock market based on the messages and expectations regarding the monetary policies of the central banks, according to Renta 4 analysts.

In this sense, they highlight the appearance last Friday of the president of the US Federal Reserve (Fed), Jerome Powell, where he stated that it is "premature" to talk about a "restrictive" monetary policy, that the institution he presides "is prepared to further rate hikes if necessary" and that decisions will be made based on data and meeting by meeting.

Thus, the markets will remain attentive this week to the publication of the services PMI in Spain and the United States on Tuesday, as well as to the American unemployment on Friday, one of the metrics that the Fed uses to guide its monetary policy.

In this context, the biggest increases in the Ibex 35 have been those of Acciona Energía (2.13%), Grifols (1.93%), Acciona (1.77%), BBVA (1.22%) and CaixaBank (1 .19%). On the other hand, the falls of Fluidra (-2.56%), Repsol (-1.87%), Acerinox (-1.76%) and Mapfre (-1.18%) stand out.

Telefónica, which has proposed to the unions a layoff plan that would affect 5,124 employees until 2026, has appreciated 0.25% in today's session.

The rest of the European stock markets closed with a negative sign, with a fall of 0.22% in London, 0.18% in Paris and 0.05% in Milan. Only Frankfurt has managed to close with a slight advance of 0.04%.

On the other hand, the price of a barrel of Brent quality oil, a reference for the Old Continent, fell 0.53%, to 78.47 dollars, while Texas stood at 73.49 dollars, 0.74 % less.

In the currency market, the price of the euro against the dollar stood at 1.0825 'greenbacks', while the interest on the long-term Spanish bond rose to 3.361%, with the risk premium (the differential with the German bond) at 99 points.