MADRID, 18 May. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Ibex 35 started this Wednesday's session with a rise of 0.53%, which has led the selective to stand at 8,520.49 integers at 9:01 a.m., in a scenario marked by the evolution of the Covid-19 in China, with the elimination of restrictions in cities such as Shanghai, whose authorities have set themselves the goal of returning to normality in June.

After closing yesterday with a rise of 1.45%, the Madrid selective began the session above the psychological level of 8,500 points, with most of the values ​​in green, after the increases registered on Wall Street.

Specifically, the Dow Jones closed with a rise of 1.34%, while the S

In the early stages of this Wednesday's session, the biggest increases were scored by Caixabank (1.25%), Repsol (1.15%), Inditex (1%), IAG (0.95%), Solaria (0 .9%) and ACS (0.9%), while on the opposite side were Indra (-0.49%), Cellnex Telecom (-0.44%), ArcelorMittal (-0.34%) and Aena (-0.15%).

The rest of the European stock markets opened with flat behavior in the case of Frankfurt, Paris and London.

The price of a barrel of Brent crude oil, a reference for Europe, stood at 112 dollars, with an increase of 0.52%, while the barrel of WTI oil, a reference for the US, rose 0.79% , up to 110 dollars.

Finally, the price of the euro against the dollar stood at 1.0517 'greenbacks'.