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Everything started in Wuhan and from there comes the spring on which the bags have leaned to close the day with increases . The Chinese authorities have decided to start lifting restrictions in the city, the focus of the coronavirus pandemic, after more than two months of confinement, and investors have interpreted it as a new turning point in this crisis that started as a health crisis and has ended up moving to the economy.

With this factor, together with the stimuli launched yesterday by the US Federal Reserve and the conclusions of the G-7, whose countries have promised to maintain expansionary policies "for as long as necessary", the stock markets in Europe have registered notable increases.

One of the most outstanding has been that of the Ibex 35 , which has rebounded by 7.82% and has regained 6,700 points. However, the rest of the European squares have closed with higher advances: 9% in the case of the Ftse 100 in London; 8.9% in the Ftse Mib of Italy; 10.9% on the Dax in Frankfurt and 8.4% on Cac 40 in Paris.

Investors have also been awaiting the Eurogroup meeting, which had not yet concluded at the close of the markets, but which they hoped would explore new ways of responding to the economic consequences of the coronavirus, including the launch of Eurobonds march and the participation of the European rescue fund.

In Spain, all values ​​have ended in green, something that had not happened for weeks. Meliá, with an increase of 25.9%, led the gains, followed by Arcelor (+ 18.28%), Repsol (+15.68), Banco Sabadell (+ 13.29%) and Inditex (+12, 24%).

As for the risk premium , it remains at levels similar to those at the end of last week, once the ECB announced a second emergency package that lowered the pressure on the sovereign debt of the peripheral countries of the Eurozone. The indicator has stood at 113 basis points, with the interest demanded on the ten-year bond at 0.869%, while the exchange rate of the euro against the dollar has decreased with respect to previous days to place the change at 1.0789 green notes .

The Treasury has raised more than 10 billion euros with its first syndicated issue in seven years to face the impact of Covid-19 and to accelerate the degree of compliance with its program for this year.

Regarding oil, the Brent barrel, a benchmark in Europe, stands at $ 27, while the West, a benchmark for the United States, is trading at around $ 24.

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