Temporarily putting aside the tensions related to the Omicron variant, also in light of the positive indications arrived in the last hours (Moderna ‘booster’ provides adequate protection against the new strain), the Piazza Affari session closed in solid territory positive: the basket of blue chips, the Ftse Mib, at the end of trading stopped at 26,653.3 points, + 1.82% compared to the previous figure.
The energy sector pushed the Milanese financial center upwards, which took advantage of the return of purchases on Brent (the future with March delivery rate up by 2.6% to 73.5 dollars a barrel), to recover part of the positions lost in the last few sessions: Eni closed with + 2.92%, Tenaris recorded + 3.29% and Saipem achieved the best performance of the main index, rising by 4.14%.
In light also the industrial sector, with + 3.47% of CNH Industrial and + 3.08% of Stellantis, and the banking sector, among which the + 3.49% of UniCredit stands out, the + 2.31% highlighted give her
Intesa Sanpaolo shares
and + 3.17% of BPER Banca. As regards the latter, the Interbank Deposit Protection Fund (the main shareholder of Banca Carige, + 1.66%) would be willing to put up to 700 million euros on the table for the recapitalization of the Ligurian institution.
On the complete, day of purchases on Autogrill (+ 5.11%), which revised upwards the 2021 guidance.
On the government bonds front, the BTP-Bund spread increased by 2 percentage points to 131 basis points. (in collaboration with money.it)
