Madrid stocks drift near 8,200 as markets brace for key data

This week’s trading session opened with a cautious tone across major markets as investors positioned for a busy slate of central bank meetings and key data releases. Equities in Madrid started the week with modest losses, continuing to hover near the 8,200 level that has proven psychologically significant in recent sessions. The European session followed a weak finish on Wall Street, where the Dow Jones dipped around 0.9%, the S&P 500 slipped roughly 0.7%, and the Nasdaq saw a similar retreat. Traders kept a close watch on the broader tilt of the regional indices as the day unfolded, balancing the risk-on and risk-off dynamics that have characterized much of the year so far.