European stock markets close mixed awaiting new inflation data in the US.

The main European stock markets closed this Monday with a mixed sign, in a day without relevant macroeconomic data for the markets and in a week marked by the holiday next Friday and the new inflation data in the US.

The place that rose the most, 0.86%, was Milan, which reached its highest level since June 2008; followed by Frankfurt, which rose 0.3% and set a new historical record; and Madrid, which gained 0.08%; while London lost 0.17% and Paris was flat.

The Eurostoxx 50, an index in which the largest capitalization companies in the euro area are listed, rose 0.3%.

In Spain it was known that the industrial price index plummeted in February by 8.2% year-on-year, adding to a negative year, although consumer confidence improved slightly compared to the previous month.

In Asia, the main stock markets fell: the Nikkei in Tokyo, 1.16%; Kospi in Seoul, 0.4%; the Hang Seng of Hong Kong, 0.16%; the Shanghai index, 0.71%; and that of Shenzhen, 1.86%.

In the United States, Wall Street began the day negative, a trend it maintained at the close of the European stock markets, when the Dow Jones lost 0.31%; the S&P 500, 0.17%; and the Nasdaq, 0.16%.

This Monday it was published that sales of new homes in the US decreased by 2,000 units in February compared to the previous month, while the market expected them to increase by 11,000 new sales.

In the raw materials market, a barrel of Brent, the benchmark oil in Europe, rose 1.71% today at the close of the European stock markets to $86.9.

The Troy ounce of gold appreciated around 0.5% and was exchanged for 2,177 dollars.

The euro appreciated 0.25%, to $1.084.

Bitcoin, the main cryptocurrency, gained around 5.2% to $69,576.

In the debt market, the German bond, considered the safest, rose 4.9 basis points to stand at 2.37%.