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Spanish stock market rises 1.35 pct, closes at 11,497 points

Xinhua, May 20, 2015 Adjust font size:

Spain's benchmark stock market index Ibex-35 rose 1.35 percent on Tuesday to close at 11,497.70 points, up from the 11,345 points of Monday.

BME shares led rises climbing 2.75 percent, followed by Inditex, BBVA, Amadeus and Iberdrola that rose 2.41 percent, 2.07 percent, 1.97 percent and 1.88 percent respectively.

DIA shares led falls losing 2.92 percent, followed by Abengoa, Banco Popular, Indra and Tecnicas Reunidas that lost 1.84 percent, 0.79 percent, 0.55 percent and 0.49 percent respectively.

Spain's risk premium stood at 116.2 points on Tuesday closing time, while Spain's 10-year bond interest rate stood at 1.8 percent, showing no major variations when compared with early trading.

Tuesday saw Spanish treasury place treasury bills with the value of 3.457 billion euros (about 3.9 billion U.S. dollars) on the market at negative interest rates. After the auction, Spain's risk premium fell to 110 points from the 116 points of early trading. Endit