MADRID, 28 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Ibex 35 fell 0.59% and remained below 7,900 points in the mid-session this Friday, after announcing yesterday the European Central Bank (ECB) a new rise in interest rates and in a day that is marked again by business results, including BBVA, Caixabank, IAG and Mapfre.

In Spain, investors have learned this Friday that the IPC increased four tenths in October in relation to the previous month and suddenly cut its year-on-year rate 1.6 points, to 7.3%, its lowest figure since February, when the IPC stood at 7.6%.

Likewise, the GDP in Spain has slowed its growth in the third quarter to 0.2% and moderates its interannual rate to 3%. In Germany, the GDP accelerated its rate of expansion in the third quarter to 0.3%, compared to the 0.1% registered between April and June.

On the other hand, it has been known that economic confidence in the eurozone fell to 92.5 points (-1.1 points) in October, its lowest level since the end of 2020.

In this scenario, the Ibex 35 was trading at 7,874.4 points, with CaixaBank (-5.11%), BBVA (-3.73%), Arcelormittal (-2.67%), Bankinter (-2.41% ) and Sabadell (-2.14%) at the head of the declines.

On positive ground, Mapfre ( 2.16%), Telefónica ( 1.88%), Endesa ( 1.58%), Sacyr ( 1.33%) and Acciona ( 0.71%) stood out.

The rest of the European stock markets were also trading in 'red' in the mid-session, with decreases of 0.54% in London, 0.41% in Paris, 0.36% in Frankfurt and 1.08% in Milan.

Likewise, the price of a barrel of Brent quality oil, a reference for the Old Continent, stood at 96.25 dollars this Friday, with a decrease of 0.78%, while Texas stood at 88.01 dollars, with a drop of 1.2%.

Finally, the price of the euro against the dollar stood at 0.9950 'greenbacks', while the Spanish risk premium stood at 103 basis points, with the interest required on the ten-year bond at 3.133%.