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Spanish stock market up 0.15 pct, closes at 11,180 points

Xinhua, May 8, 2015 Adjust font size:

Spain's benchmark stock market index Ibex-35 rose a slight 0.15 percent on Thursday to close at 11,180.30 points, up from the 11,163.60 points of Wednesday.

Gamesa shares led rises, soaring 9.48 percent, followed by IAG, DIA, Banco Sabadell and Banco Popular that rose 3.61 percent, 2.05 percent, 1.70 percent and 1.65 percent respectively.

On the other hand, OHL shares led falls, plunging 9.10 percent, followed by Grifols, Repsol, Tecnicas Reunidas and Abertis that lost 3.37 percent, 3.28 percent, 2.85 percent and 2.51 percent respectively.

Spain's risk premium stood at 116 points by the end of the session falling from the 129 points of early trading. The country's 10-year bond interest rate stood at 1.75 percent at closing time falling from the 1.923 percent of early trading. Enditem