Economy Politics Country 2026-04-10T19:28:21+00:00

Mixed Market Performance Amid Geopolitical Tensions

Global markets show mixed performance after seven days of growth. Investors closely monitor U.S.-Iran talks and U.S. inflation data. European and Mexican indices also rise, while oil prices face pressure.


Mixed Market Performance Amid Geopolitical Tensions

Markets are showing mixed changes as operators evaluate the development of the geopolitical conflict, as well as the inflation report for the U.S. economy. The Nasdaq records an advance of 0.63 percent, at 22,967.35 points, just like the S&P 500, which rises 0.15 percent, at 6,834.46 points, while the Dow Jones, with 0.31 percent less, is placed at 48,035.31 units. “At the end of the week, markets show a mixed performance after seven consecutive days of advance, while investors closely followed the conversations between the U.S. and Iran in search of signs that a fragile truce can be sustained, in a context in which oil was heading for its biggest weekly drop in nine months,” highlighted Monex analysts. On the European side, increases are 0.61 percent for Spain's IBEX 35, at 18,216.60 units, Germany's DAX advances 0.30 percent, with 23,877.45 points, followed by France's CAC 40 with 0.28 percent more, at 8,270.33 points, and London's FTSE 100 with 10,609.22 points, rises 0.04 percent. In our country, the two stock exchanges show increases with 0.38 percent for the S&P/BMV IPC of the Mexican Stock Exchange, which is placed at 70,578.40 units, while the FTSE-BIVA of the Institutional Stock Exchange is placed at 1,409.33 whole units, rises 0.42 percent. Meanwhile, in the international oil market, the price of West Texas Intermediate is placed at 98.64 dollars per barrel, as it rises 0.81 percent, while Brent with 0.05 percent more, quotes at 95.92 green bills per unit.