The Ibex 35 loses 10,900 points after losing almost 0.5% at the opening

MADRID, 8 Abr. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Ibex 35 began this Monday's session, the first of the week, with a fall of 0.48%, which brought it to 10,863.1 points, in a day without major macroeconomic references.

In addition, this week investors will be attentive to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for March in the United States, on Wednesday, and the European Central Bank (ECB) rate decision, on Thursday.

In the business field, the centenary cosmetics firm Puig announced this Monday its intention to go public to raise more than 2.5 billion euros through a newly issued public offering of shares (IPO) aimed at qualified investors and another offer sale of existing shares.

In the early stages of this session, the biggest increases within the Ibex 35 were recorded by Colonial (1.44%), Acciona (0.74%), Grifols (0.66%), IAG (0.55%) and Acciona Energía (0.31%), while the 'red lanterns' were BBVA (-3.77%), weighed down by the ex-dividend effect, Naturgy (-0.85%), Ferrovial (-0.46% ), Mapfre (-0.43%) and Meliá Hotels (-0.41%).

The main European stock markets opened this Monday with mixed trends. Specifically, London lost 0.03%, while Milan, Frankfurt and Paris rose 0.27%, 0.26%, and 0.01%, respectively.

At the opening of the stock market, the price of a barrel of Brent quality oil, a reference for the Old Continent, fell 1.62%, to 89.69 dollars, while that of Texas stood at 85.53 dollars , 1.59% less.

The price of crude oil could be declining after the Israeli Army announced the withdrawal of its 98th Division from southern Gaza, the one in charge of ground advance along the enclave's southern front, after four months of fighting against Palestinian militias concentrated in the town of Khan Yunis.

In the foreign exchange market, the price of the euro against the dollar advanced to 1.0836 'greenbacks', while in the debt market the interest required on the 10-year Spanish bond climbed to 3.263%.