The Ibex 35 registered increases of 0.2% this Tuesday, on its way to 10,100 points, in contrast to the bearish day in the rest of the European markets. The German Dax lost 0.3%, the French Cac 0.2% and the Italian Mib 0.1%. The British Ftse loses 0.4% following the trail of red numbers left by Wall Street and the main Asian references in both Japan and China.
The Spanish exception has to do with the surprises of corporate operations by Cellnex and Ercross, which encourage activity in the Iberian park, as well as the better than expected data for activity in the services sector in February, according to the Markit PMI index / S&P Global. The economy of the services sector registers the strongest growth since May 2023 after rising to 54.7 from 52.1, which remains above 50 and an expansionary situation for the sixth consecutive month.
Investors remain attentive to the Grifols crisis (-5%), still pending the presentation of its accounts audited by KPMG, and to Ercros (+36%) after the takeover bid (OPA) of Bondalti at 3.6 euros per share . Also to Cellnex, which has sold assets in Ireland for almost 1,000 million euros and soars 4%.
The biggest increases in the Ibex 35 are for Cellnex, followed by Redeia (+2%), Colonial, Sabadell and Mapfre, with advances close to 1%. The biggest declines are for Grifols, Fluidra (-2%), ArcelorMittal (-1.9%) and, once again, Grifols (-5%).
In other markets, the price of a barrel of Brent oil, a reference for Europe, fell 0.30% to 82.55 dollars, with gas also rising (+3%) to 27 euros in the TTF reference. In the currency market, the euro advanced against the dollar to 1.0846 ‘greenbacks’, while in the bond market, the interest required on the 10-year Spanish bond rose to 3.241%.
