Jan 15 (Reuters) - The Spanish stock index Ibex-35 rose on Monday and recovered the 10,100 points, but failed to get out of the range in which it has been installed since late November, while the market awaits news on interest rates.

The markets are still betting on interest rate cuts by the major central banks, starting in March in the case of the Federal Reserve, but the rally inspired by these hopes seems to be exhausted for the moment - after the meteoric rise in November and part of December -, so new references seem necessary to determine the future course of equities.

In the background, there is still concern about international political issues, with the risk of an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, in addition to the clash between Taiwan and China after the elections on the island that gave victory to the pro-independence candidate.

In any case, Monday could be a day of transition, in the absence of important macroeconomic indicators and the closure of the markets in the United States due to the Martin Luther King holiday.

During the week, there will be interest in various Chinese economic data (Wednesday), the German ZEW economic confidence index (Tuesday), Eurozone inflation figures and US retail sales (Wednesday), among other macroeconomic indicators, as well as the quarterly results of companies such as Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Alcoa.

At 08:04 GMT on Monday, Spain's selective stock market index Ibex-35 was up 0.25% to 10,119.90 points, while the FTSE Eurofirst 300 index of large European stocks was up 0.1%.

In the banking sector, Santander was flat, BBVA was up 0.676%, Caixabank was up 0.10%, Sabadell was up 0.65%, Bankinter showed little change, and Unicaja Banco was up 0.66%.

Among the large non-financial stocks, Telefónica was up 0.43%, Inditex was flat, Iberdrola was up 0.04%, Cellnex was up 0.36%, and the oil company Repsol gained 1.67%, in a context of rising oil prices due to the conflict in the Middle East.

The plasma derivatives group Grifols stood out, rising more than 6% after clearing up doubts about the sale of a stake in Shanghai RAAS, in the context of the turmoil caused by a negative report on the company by the bearish fund Gotham City, which caused a fall of almost 40% in Grifols shares last week.

(Information by Tomás Cobos)