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Spanish stock market rises 3.69 pct, closes at 9,090 points

Xinhua, March 12, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Spanish stock market index Ibex-35 rose 3.69 percent on Friday to close at 9,090.60 points, up from the 8,766.90 points of Thursday.

Share values were up 3.16 percent in the week as a whole, which was marked by the new measures announced by the European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday.

Spain's risk premium fell from the 137.90 points of Monday to the 121.2 points of Friday, while Spain's 10-year bond interest rate closed at 1.4 percent.

On Friday session, Banco Popular shares led rises climbing 12.7 percent, followed by ArcelorMittal, Bankia, Banco Sabadell, Banco Santander, Caixabank and BBVA that rose 11.51 percent, 11.39 percent, 9.37 percent, 7.15 percent, 6.23 percent and 6.19 percent respectively.

On the other hand, Inditex shares registered losses falling 0.24 percent, followed by Amadeus and Grifols that lost 0.16 percent and 0.05 percent respectively. Endit