Global equity markets reflect certain risk aversionafter the attack that occurred last night, of Israel to Israeli territoryin such a way that the eyes of investors remain focused on seeing how geopolitical tensions develop.
On Wall Streetthe high technological content index Nasdaq records a drop of 1.02 percenttowards 15 thousand 440.49 units, followed by a decrease of 0.38 percent for the S&P 500 which is placed at 4 thousand 992.59 integers and the Dow Jones which is around 37,914.76 points, is the only one that shows an advance of 0.37 percent.
“At the end of the week, attention has focused on the recent Israel attack on Iranwhich has added a new escalation in the geopolitical tensionsGiven this, caution has increased among investors and global stock markets have extended their falls. On the other hand, investors evaluate the corporate reporting season,” indicate Monex analysts.
How are the stock markets in Mexico and Europe trading today, April 19?
Meanwhile, in Mexico, both stock markets report advances in 0.47 percent, in the 56 thousand 1.91 integers for the S&P/BMV IPC of the Mexican stock exchange and the FTSE-BIVA of the Institutional Stock Exchange gains 0.54 percent with 1,147.93 units.
Negotiations in Europe are preparing to close in the redwhere the losses are led by the DAX in Germany, with 0.70 percent, at 17 thousand 726.35 points, in Spain, the IBEX 35 gives up 0.33 percent, with 10 thousand 728.50 points and the CAC 40 of France drops 0.01 percent , towards 8 thousand 22.97 units, while the FTSE 00 in London shows an advance of just 0.04 percent, at 7 thousand 879.69 integers.
How are oil prices trading today, April 19?
In the international oil market, prices also increase. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) adds 0.53 percent, at 83.17 dollars per barrel and the reference Brent increases 0.48 percent at 87.53 greenbacks per unit.
