Spanish stock market rises 0.83 percent

Madrid, April 12 (IANS) The Spanish stock market index Ibex-35 rose 0.83 percent on Monday to close at 8,497.60 points, up from the 8,427.60 points of Friday.

On Monday session, ArcelorMittal shares led rises climbing 7.74 percent followed by Sacyr, Tecnicas Reunidas, Banco Popular, DIA and Banco Sabadell that rose 3.43 percent, 3.15 percent, 2.83 percent, 2.74 percent and 1.92 percent respectively, Xinhua reported.

On the other hand, Mediaset shares led falls losing 0.34 percent, followed by Grifols, Indra A, Inditex, Telefonica and Ferrovial that lost 0.30 percent, 0.15 percent, 0.14 percent, 0.03 percent and 0.03 percent respectively.

Meanwhile, Spain's risk premium closed at 140.50 points and Spain's 10-year bond interest rate closed at 1.5 percent, both showing no big differences when compared with Friday.