The Ibex 35 starts the session this Tuesday with a slight 0.13%, enough to threaten the level of 9,000 points, which places it at the maximum of November 2021. The selective maintains the downward trend this Monday. Investors have opted for the collection of benefits both on the European stock markets and on Wall Street after the ‘rally’ they have experienced in recent weeks to reduce their risk positions while waiting for the central banks to rule.
On Tuesday, the preliminary readings of the GDP for the fourth quarter of France, Italy and the Eurozone as a whole are published, as well as the preliminary readings for January of the CPIs of Germany and France, which, in both cases, expects a year-on-year increase after several months of moderation. From Link Securities it is expected that many investors will remain in a ‘see and wait’ attitude awaiting events.
Red is also imposed in the parks of the Old Continent. Frankfurt opens with a fall of 0.3%, while London and Paris register a fall of 0.2%. Back in Spain, Unicaja Banco led the setbacks, with a drop of more than 9% after presenting the results for 2022. It was followed by Colonial (+1.78%), IAG (-1.3%), Grifols (-1, 2%). In the opposite band are Banco Sabadell leading the rises (+.156%), Banco Santander (-1.17%) and CaixaBank (+0.67%).
In other markets, the price of a barrel of Brent oil, a reference for the Old Continent, stood at a price of 83 dollars at the opening, with a decrease of 0.85%, while Texas stood at 77 dollars, with a drop of 0.95%. Lastly, the price of the euro against the dollar stood at 1.0815 ‘greenbacks’, while the Spanish risk premium stood at 102 basis points, with the interest required on the ten-year bond at 3.280%.