As of March 31, 2015, the BBVA share price stood at €9.41 per share, a gain of 19.8% over the quarter and 7.9% in the last 12 months
In the first half of 2015, the global economy slowed its pace of growth due to contraction in the United States (considered temporary), and the slowdown of the main emerging economies. This has taken place against a backdrop of a steady upturn in financial volatility, some geopolitical tension, the gradual recovery of inflation rates and accommodative monetary policies, in the lead-up to the start of interest-rate rises in the United States.
With respect to shareholder remuneration, apart from the execution in April of a new "dividend-option" program in which 90.3% of the shareholders chose the option of receiving bonus shares, the BBVA Board of Directors agreed on July 1 to distribute €0.08 gross in cash for each of the outstanding shares, paid on July 16, 2015.