Ibex 35 fell sharply at the close, while Grifols rose 2%

The Ibex 35 Index closed the session on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, down 1.1% at 9,859.2 points, after opening 0.2% higher and touching 10,000 whole numbers. Selective crossed the 10,000-point mark early last December, but lost it last Tuesday.

Grifols shares ended Tuesday’s session up 1.97% to trade at €8.99, after National Stock Market Commission (CNMV) began analyzing information sent by the company on various aspects of its accounting, including the Catalan company’s links with family office Scranton.

In the macroeconomic sphere, the Spanish economy has demonstrated one of the highest levels of development. state debt And deficit belonging Eurozone in the third quarter of 2023, according to data published this Monday by Eurostat. Thus, Spain continues to have an imbalance in its accounts, despite the improvement in both indices in recent months.

Thus, in the third quarter of 2023, Spain’s public debt amounted to 1.57 billion euros, up from 1.56 trillion in the previous quarter and 1.50 trillion for the same period in 2022.

He think tank dedicated to economic and social research, Funcas announced through its forecast group for the Spanish economy that inflation In 2024, it will be 3% in the country. The fund also forecasts that the base rate will be 3.2%. According to the National Institute of Statistics (INE), the consumer price index (CPI) in Spain currently stands at 3.1%. Thus, price level growth will stagnate throughout this year.

He an effort what should Spanish households do to rent A living place grew three points in the fourth quarter of 2023 to 33% of revenue. This tenants They must spend on average one third of their salary on rent. Additionally, the percentage of family income required to qualify To buy a house increased by four points, to 22%, according to a study prepared by the Idealista portal.

Ibex 35 companies

The increase was:

• Activate energy: +3.31%
• MAG: +2.21%
• Grifols: +1.97%

Instead, the decline affected:

• Ena: -2.54%
• Ferrovial: -23%
• Amadeus: -2.1%

International markets

major European stock markets They were located as follows:

• Frankfurt: -0.35%
• Milan: -0.34%
• Paris: -0.34%
• London: -0.03%

For our part, in raw materials marketThe price of a barrel of high-quality Brent crude, the European benchmark, stood at $79.69, down 0.5%, according to data obtained by agencies. On the other hand, in Texas the price reached $74.57. Both quotes are affected by tensions in the Middle East, the war in Ukraine and a reduction in supplies from Russia and Saudi Arabia.

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, led by Russia, proposed cutting oil production at the meeting. Oil by about 1 million barrels per day to try to raise the price of crude oil.

He currency market The euro’s price against the dollar reached 1.0843, the Spanish risk premium was about 91.5 basis points, and the required interest rate on 10-year bonds was 3.264%.