The Ibex 35 started the session with a 0.9% drop this Wednesday, causing the selector to lose its level. 9,200 pointsInvestors will follow closely the minutes of the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and the debt ceiling discussions.
Specifically, the Madrid selector started the session at 9,183 full points, and the markets await interventions from the United States Secretary of the Treasury. Janet Yellenand Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB).
Yellen recently warned in a letter to the Speaker of the House: Kevin McCarthywhy “Likely” If Congress does not act to raise or suspend the limit, the country will be unable to meet its payment obligations from the beginning of June. indebtedness.
Regarding the release of macro data expected by investors today, it was revealed earlier this Wednesday that the annual inflation rate in the UK was 8.7% last April, compared to 10.1% recorded in March. British Office for National Statistics (ouncefor the English abbreviation).
In the early stages of today’s session, the largest increases in Ibex 35 were recorded by Repsol (+0.36%) and Telefónica (+0.33%), while on the opposite side Melia (-2.86%), ArcelorMittal (-2.23%), Colonial (-2.04%), Merlin Features (-1.97%) and aserinoxIts shares fell 1.91% at the opening.
Main European markets also opened lower this Wednesday: 0.89% Londonfor 0.84% Frankfurtfor 0.73% Milan and for 0.64% Paris.
In the commodity market, its price barrels of Brent quality oilIt was up 0.94% at $77.56, a benchmark for the Old Continent, while Texas was up 1.14% at $73.74.
At the opening of the European Stock Exchanges, value of the euro against the dollar While trading at 1.0777 ‘green tickets’, the demanded yield on the ten-year Spanish bond in the debt market remained at 3.546%.