Spain’s economy concluded 2024 as the leading performer in the eurozone, with an impressive GDP growth rate of 3.2%, marking a significant enhancement of five-tenths compared to the previous year. This growth underscores Spain’s role as a bright spot amid a generally sluggish European economic landscape, with its GDP growth rate tripling the eurozone average. From the beginning of 2019 through the third quarter of 2024, the Spanish economy consistently outpaced its European counterparts, maintaining a 2.4 percentage point advantage. This robust economic performance has captured international attention, highlighted by a feature from the BBC lauding Spain as the “envy” of European economies. This growth trend stands out as a testament to Spain’s economic resilience and strategic positioning within the eurozone, presenting a notable contrast to the broader region’s economic challenges.

The Brent is finishing the session with an increase of 0.72%, to reach the 75.72 dollars per barrel. The gold finished the session with an increase of 0.24%, quoting at 2932.9 dollars per ounce. Now, regarding equity, the EURO STOXX 50 at the end of the session gained 0.42 %, reaching 5363.7 points. the DAX ended the session gaining 0.48 % reaching 21933.46 points, the FTSE 100 finished with gains of 0.38 %, reaching 8776.6 points, and the EURONEXT 100 by the end of the day gained 0.39 %, reaching 1562.7 points.

The data of the following indicators was not published: the Sentix Investor Confidence of Eurozone in February.

The IBEX closed the session with an increase of 0.03 % to reach the 12712.2 points. The best performers of the day have been ARCELORMITTAL with a (+2.218 %), ACERINOX with a (+1.55 %) and INDRA with an change of (+1.165%) on its values respectively. The worst performers of the day have been ACCIONA ENERGIA with a (-0.994 %), BANKINTER with a (-0.953 %) and BANCO SABADELL with a change of (-0.84 %) on its values respectively.