After a streak of seven consecutive sessions on the downside, the IBEX 35 rises by 0.29% to try to recover the 19,900 points

After a streak of seven consecutive sessions of decline and recovering 19,900 points, and awaiting the measures that the United States will apply against Iran, the Spanish Stock Exchange continues to progress at the opening of this Friday, August 21, with a 0.29%, to try to break that seven-session streak.

Another piece of news as the day began was that, at 9:00 AM, the IBEX, which is the main Spanish indicator, rose by 0.29%, reaching 19,868.2 points, thus raising the selective's performance since the beginning of the year to 14.79%. The Brent oil barrel is also being important, because during that same hour, it was trading at 93.5 dollars, representing 0.3 below the previous day's close. All this, despite not knowing exactly what the plan of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, is in relation to the economic isolation he announced he would establish against Iran due to the Middle East war.

The evolution of the situation in the Middle East once again focuses investors' attention. The market has started the day pending information released by the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Agency, which reported that a projectile had hit a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the main maritime routes for international oil transport. The episode adds a new focus of uncertainty to markets that remain especially sensitive to any escalation in the region and its possible effects on energy supply and crude prices