HE Madrid parquet opened the session with 0.4% gain this Wednesdaywhich drives the selector above 9,200 pointson a day when investors will be following with great attention due to developments in interest rates, business results and above all CPI data from the USA.
After closing Tuesday at 9,183 points, the Ibex 35 rose to 9,221 points. guided by banking and by FluidraAnnouncing first-quarter results on Wednesday. Specifically, the company, which specializes in equipment and connected solutions for the pool and healthcare industry, led increases in selector with a 2.2% increase despite a decline in net profit (-45.5%) in the first quarter. and sales (-17%) remain forecast for this year: sales of between €2,000 and €2,200 million, EBITDA between €410 and €480 million, and net cash profit per title of between €0.95 and €1.25 million.
In addition to Fluidra, BBVA (+1.66%), CaixaBank (+1.65%), Bankinter (+1.63%) and Santander (+1.57%) also stood out. At the other extreme, the biggest declines were recorded by Cellnex (-1%), Inditex (-0.32%), Enagás (-0.30%) and Iberdrola, whose shares fell 0.25%.
HE The rest of European stock markets opened lower this Wednesday 0.1% for Paris, Frankfurt and London and 0.24% for Milan.
In the raw material market, the barrel price of Brent quality oil, which is the reference of the Old Continent, decreased by 0.68 percent to $76.91, while Texas fell by 0.7 percent to $73.20. %.
Finally, while the euro’s price against the dollar was at the 1.0970 ‘green ticket’ level, the interest required for a ten-year bond in the debt market rose to 3.444%.