Ibex (+ 1.6%) closes at annual highs thanks to reports over possible coronavirus vaccine

The Ibex 35 and the rest of European stocks have registered strong gains amid positive news about the coronavirus. Scientists in the United Kingdom have said there could be a vaccine and Chinese universities say they have found a cure. From the WHO, however, they have warned that there is still no effective therapy. The Spanish selective has risen 1.62% and has marked a new annual maximum at 9,717.80 points (the previous one was marked on January 2 at 9,691 at closing prices). Within the index, we highlight the strong increases in IAG, which has benefited from this good news about China, and also those of Siemens Gamesa (+ 6%), CaixaBank (+ 4%) and Ence (+ 6%).