MADRID, 17 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) -
The rumors of a takeover bid on Telefónica helped the Ibex 35 to rise by 1.31 percent in the middle of the session, which led the selective to approach the 8,200 integers (8,176.4). The risk premium stood at 305 basis points, with the yield on the ten-year bond at 4.584 percent.
As published on Monday by the newspaper 'El Mundo', the Government has stopped an alleged takeover bid on Telefónica by AT&T, considering that it is a strategic company for Spain.
Given these rumors, the Spanish company has assured that it has not received any written or verbal offer from anyone. However, these circumstances have made it rise in the stock market. At 12.30 p.m., the shares of the company chaired by César Alierta advanced by 3.09 percent, with the share price at 10,340 euros.
The construction company FCC led the ibex gains, a rebound of 4.46 percent, followed by Telefónica, Sacyr (+2.45 percent), Endesa (+2.32 percent) and Mapfre (+2.12 percent). On the opposite side were Popular, whose new shares after the 'countersplit' fell by 1.78 percent, Técnicas Reunidas (-0.43 percent), Abengoa (-0.30 percent) and Banco Sabadell (-0.29 percent).
The 'heavyweights' of the Ibex celebrated the day with euphoria, especially the energy companies Endesa and Iberdrola, which rose by 2.32 percent and 2.12 percent, respectively. BBVA rose 1.26 percent, Repsol 1.06 percent, Santander 0.95 percent and Inditex 0.83 percent.
With these data, the Ibex became one of the best European places in the middle session behind Paris (+1.68 percent) and Frankfurt (+1.39 percent). London gained 0.8 percent. In the foreign exchange market, the euro was trading at 1,338 'greenbacks'.
