Coronavirus update Spain: 968 new infections confirmed in past 24 hours

Eren Sengezer FXStreet

Spain's health ministry reported on Monday that 968 new coronavirus infections were diagnosed in the country in the past 24 hours. Further details of the report revealed that the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases increased from 288,522 on Friday to 297,054 on Monday.

Market reaction

These figures don't seem to be having a significant impact on the shared currency's performance against its peers. As of writing, the EUR/USD pair was down 0.26% on the day at 1.1743. Meanwhile, Spain's IBEX closed the day 1.44% higher on Monday.

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Eren Sengezer

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As an economist at heart, Eren Sengezer specializes in the assessment of the short-term and long-term impacts of macroeconomic data, central bank policies and political developments on financial assets.

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