In Spain, FTI Consulting has reinforced its presence by adding Ramón Baeza and Oliver Gower as new senior managing directors. The firm aims to improve its business transformation and cybersecurity capabilities. On the energy front, Cepsa, Iberia, Iberia Express, Vueling and BIOCIRC have joined forces to promote Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) as a key initiative for leading sustainable air transport. A report with 16 steps to stimulate SAF production has been presented. Also, the British company, Achilles Information, specializing in risk and performance management in the supply chain, has signed an agreement to acquire a Spanish entity. However, potential Spain-Venezuela trade disruption could have economic implications, with diverse magnitudes for each country. According to a recent statement from Luis de Guindos, Vice President of the European Central Bank, Spain needs broader fiscal consolidation amid the reduction of liquidity.

The Brent reached mid-day with losses of (-0.04 %), going down to 71.91 dollars per barrel. The gold until mid-day has had a decrease of (-0.06 %), diminishing its price to 2609.6 dollars per ounce. Now, regarding equity, the EURO STOXX 50 has gained 0.29 % until mid-day, reaching 4842.35 points. The DAX 30, with a 0.04 % gained until mid-day, is reaching 18641.13 points, the FTSE 100 has been going up 0.11 % until mid-day, reaching 8260.81 points, and the EURONEXT 100 has been gaining 0.24 % until mid-day, reaching 1469.87 points.

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Up until mid-day, the IBEX has got an increase of 0.48 % to reach the 11569.6 points. The best performers until the mid-day have been LABORATORIOS ROVI (+3.235 %), TELEFÓNICA (+0.827 %) and BANCO SANTANDER with an change of (+0.818 %) on its values respectively. The worst performers until the mid-day have been MELIÁ HOTELS (-1.074 %), INDRA (-0.896 %) and UNICAJA with a change of (-0.856 %) on its values respectively.