The Ibex 35 was practically unchanged in the mid-session of this Tuesday, with an advance of 0.13% that allowed it to maintain the threshold of 19,000 points. Specifically, the Spanish selective was at 19,060 points, on a day conditioned by geopolitical tensions and the publication of corporate results.
On the international front, investors' attention was focused on the war in Iran and doubts about oil supply, as well as the latest movements in the Middle East.
The coalition forces for Yemen led by Saudi Arabia reported in the early hours of this Tuesday that they had intercepted three ballistic missiles and four drones launched against the east and south of the country and attributed to the Houthi insurgency.
"The air defense has intercepted and destroyed three ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi terrorist militia towards the eastern region," declared on social media the military spokesman of the coalition, Turki al Maliki.
Moments later, Al Maliki himself reported the destruction of four drones, also attributed to the Houthi militias, which in this case would have been directed against the southern area of Saudi Arabia, bordering Yemen.
At the same time, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, described the ceasefire agreed with Iran after the offensive that began on February 28 alongside Israel as "a waste of time" and reiterated the effectiveness of Washington's blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, in a context of stalled negotiations for a peace deal.
Meanwhile, more than 7.3 million Israeli citizens were called to vote this Tuesday in elections where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is fighting to remain in office after four years marked by the terrorist attack by Hamas on October 7, 2023. Leading the charge is a diverse bloc of parties led by former army chief Gadi Eisenkot, who aims to oust him from power and close the chapter of the most right-wing government since the founding of Israel in 1948.
In this scenario, the Brent barrel, a reference in Europe, fell by 0.7% in the mid-session of the Old Continent's stock exchanges, to 114.98 dollars, while the West Texas Intermediate (WTI), a reference in the United States, decreased by 0.6%, to 101.13 dollars.
In the Spanish business sector, Abanca announced that it obtained a profit after taxes of 579.1 million euros between January and September of this year, a 13.6% decrease compared to the same period of the previous year, a decline attributed to the increase in the effective tax rate due to the lower utilization of tax credits (from 7% to 28%).
On the other hand, Singular Bank recorded a net profit of 4.18 million euros in the first nine months of 2026, compared to the losses of 2.54 million euros recorded in the same period of the previous year.
Likewise, Orange Spain reported total revenues of 5.673 billion euros in the first three quarters of the year, representing a growth of 2% compared to the same interval of the previous year, after accelerating its pace in the third quarter to 3.5% and reaching 1.910 billion euros in billing.
In the macroeconomic sphere, the National Institute of Statistics (INE) indicated that unemployment increased by 95,900 people in the third quarter, a 3.8% rise compared to the previous quarter, marking the largest increase in a third quarter since 2020. For its part, employment advanced by 73,600 jobs (+0.3%), its smallest increase for this period since 2019.
Within the Ibex 35, at 12:00 hours the most affected values were Repsol, with a decrease of 2.48%; Logista, with a drop of 0.76%; Endesa, which fell by 0.5%; Puig, which lost 0.41%; and BBVA, with a cut of 0.35%.
On the upside, the advances of Ferrovial stood out, which rose by 9.5%; Solaria, with an increase of 8.06%; Merlin, which gained 2.48%; and Acciona and Arcelormittal, both with a revaluation of 2.19% in the mid-session.
The main European stock exchanges showed mixed behavior: Paris added 0.36%; Frankfurt, 0.27%; and Milan, 0.15%, while London fell by 0.7%.
In the foreign exchange market, the euro fell by 0.21% against the dollar, settling at 1.115 "green bills." In the secondary debt market, the yield on the Spanish ten-year bond stood at 3.987%.