Ibex starts 'sleepy' before US employment report
This Friday, the first US employment data will be published after the Fed rate hike
The main European indexes opened lower this Friday, which is being the first stock market of the year. Ibex, which managed to remain close to the 9,500 level on Thursday, trades on Friday without a clear direction, which is expected to be a session with a lower volume than usual.
IBEX 35
11.610,800
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0,27%31,30
- Max: 11.656,90
- Min: 11.600,70
- Volume: -
- MM 200 : 11.151,51
In the spotlight of investors is the US employment report. It is the first result after the Federal Reserve's interest rate hike in December, and it will provide information on how the US labor market has behaved during the Christmas campaign.
Ferrovial stands out among the Spanish securities, rising more than 1%. This increase coincides with the report made on Thursday by Citi, which raised the target price of the infrastructure company to €20.
In the macro section, the data on factory orders and retail sales in Germany showed a larger than expected fall during December. Retail sales for November are expected to fall by around 0.4% in Eurozone.