In December 2024, Spain’s service sector experienced its fastest growth since April 2023, signifying a notable economic expansion during that period. However, analysts highlight concerns about the sustainability of this growth phase, noting an exhaustion of key drivers such as public spending, exports, and tourism. This indicates potential challenges ahead for maintaining the momentum in Spain’s economic activity as these critical sectors show signs of depletion. The need for new growth catalysts looms, potentially influencing future policy and market strategies.

The Brent opened with virtually no change, at a price of 76.21 dollars per barrel. The gold opened the session with virtually no change, at a price of 2646.8 dollars per ounce. Now, regarding equity, the EURO STOXX 50 started the session with virtually no change, at 4914.89 points. The DAX 30 started the session with virtually no change, in 19991.61 points, the FTSE 100 started the session with virtually no change, at 8206.8 points, and the EURONEXT 100 started the session with virtually no change, at 1464.97 points.

The IBEX opened with virtually no change, at 11632.9 points. The best performers at the beginning of the day have been ACERINOX (+1.499 %), FLUIDRA (+1.436 %) and BBVA with a change of (+0.859 %) on its values respectively. The worst performers at the beginning of the day have been IAG GROUP (-3.529 %), SOLARIA (-3.3 %) and NATURGY with a change of (-1.329 %) on its values respectively.