Rajoy or Not, Spain Stocks Are Flying With Small Caps Up 19%

  • Economic recovery, ECB bond buying are driving the market
  • Bond yields on 10-year debt fell to record low in August

Spain’s Political Deadlock Creating Confusion and Change

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Spain may be heading for a third general election in a year, but for investors, that’s no reason to avoid the market.

The IBEX 35 Index’s 16 percent jump since a June low is one of the best among 94 equity gauges tracked by Bloomberg globally. A measure of the nation’s smaller shares -- those more dependent on domestic growth -- has rebounded 19 percent since the selloff that followed the U.K. secession vote, sending it to a nine-month high.