Concept in Definition ABC

An index stock exchange is a value, a number, that indicates the variation that in that value or in its cost effectiveness, may suffer the shares, which are integrated and traded, for example in a stock Exchange.
The IBEX 35 it is precisely the most outstanding Spanish stock index.

Its name is precisely due to the fact that it is made up of the 35 most solvent companies that are listed in the system that affects the four stock exchanges that operate in that European country, such as: Madrid, Bilbao, Valencia and Barcelona.

The Bank Popular Español, Banco Santander, Telefónica, Natural Gas, MAPFRE, Repsol, are some of the most recognized companies listed on the IBEX 35.

As with all the Stock Exchanges around the world, and the IBEX 35 is no exception, they are taken as one of the most important indicators economic of a nation, that is, many times the economic situation and politics of a country usually affects the value of the index and that is why the internal and external markets usually take this indicator as a

expression trustworthy of the state of affairs in a country.

As a consequence of this, it is coincidental that when the economic performance of a country is not the best it is immediately reflected in the stock index.

In the particular case of the IBEX 35, which has been in operation formally since 1992, the largest drop occurred in the year 2012, coinciding precisely with one of the worst crises that the country has suffered in the last weather. And also for example, in tune with this question, the index has managed to rise considerably, when in the economy or in politics, there were changes that the market received with great enthusiasm.

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