The Ibex 35 is trading higher (0.5%) in the mid-session with Siemens Gamesa in the lead

MADRID, 23 May. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Ibex 35 traded with a rise of 0.51% in the mid-session on Monday, which led it to stand at 8,527.6 integers, on a day in which investors are awaiting the listing of Siemens Gamesa, whose securities continued to appreciate above 6%.

Specifically, Siemens Gamesa shares were trading at noon with a rise of 6.27%, to 17.79 euros, after this weekend Siemens Energy announced a voluntary cash takeover bid for all Siemens shares. Gamesa that it does not yet own, that is, approximately 32.9% of them, with the intention of delisting it.

Thus, it will offer 18.05 euros per share, which represents a premium of 27.7% compared to the last unaffected closing price of May 17, 2022 of 14.13 euros per share.

At current market prices, 100% of Siemens Gamesa would be valued at just over 12,117 million euros, so an offer for 33% would exceed 3,998 million euros.

On the other hand, the president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, has indicated this Monday that the first rise in interest rates in the eurozone could be carried out at the meeting of the Governing Council of the entity scheduled for next month of July.

"I expect net purchases under the APP (program) to end very early in the third quarter. This would allow us to raise the rate at our July meeting, in line with our future guidance," the French firm said in a statement. article published on the ECB blog.

In this context, in addition to Siemens Gamesa, Banco Sabadell (2.84%), ArcelorMittal (2.41%), Solaria (2.38%), Bankinter (2.30%), Repsol (2.26%), IAG (1.93%), Indra (1.72%), Merlin Properties (1.45%), Banco Santander (1.44%).

On the other hand, Amadeus (-1.08%), Cellnex (-1.01%), Grifols (-0.88%), PharmaMar (-0.63%) and Iberdrola (-0.54%) presented the biggest falls.

The rest of the European stock markets registered a mixed sign in the mid-session, since London rose 0.91% and Frankfurt, 0.51%, while Paris fell 0.03% and Milan, 1.15%.

The price of a barrel of Brent crude oil, a benchmark for Europe, stood at 113.91 dollars, with an increase of 1.21%, while the barrel of WTI oil, a benchmark for the US, rose by 1, 13%, to $111.55.

Finally, the price of the euro against the dollar stood at 1.0678 'greenbacks', while the Spanish risk premium stood at 112 basis points, with the interest required on the ten-year bond at 2.114%.