
European bourses hold the line

EUR / USD is essentially stable at previous levels, finishing at 1.08. Caution prevails as gold continues the session slightly lower (-0.37%). Light Sweet Crude Oil rises +1.07% to 69.01 dollars per barrel.
The Spread is broadly on the previous day's level as it settles at +107 basis points, while the Italy ten-year BTP is at +3.83%.
Among the major European bourses, stagnant Frankfurt trades to a near stalemate, London is stuck at the previous session's levels, and it's a stalemate for Paris, which is trading around the flatline.
The Milanese stock market is moving sideways, with the FTSE MIB registering a +0.08% change; similarly, the FTSE Italia All-Share is trading on a dull note, at 41,331 points, around the previous day's levels.
The FTSE Italia Mid Cap holds previous levels (+0.05%); the FTSE Italia Star is trading just above the flatline (+0.24%).
Banca Mediolanum (+2.87%), Stmicroelectronics (+2.11%), Stellantis (+1.96%) and Finecobank (+1.82%) among the best performing blue chips in Piazza Affari.
Leonardo has the worst performance, with a -2.64% down.
ERG declines by a notable -1.51%.
Campari drifts -1.2% lower.
Enel totters along with a modest -1.18% decline.
Moltiply Group (+4.17%), Philogen (+2.41%), Banca Generali (+2.32%) and Cementir (+1.88%) are among Italy's top mid-cap stocks.
Carel Industries has the worst performance, with a -3.02% down.
Ferragamo is struggling, -2.72% down.
Industrie De Nora suffers losses of 2.27%.
Investors hurry to sell as El.En declines -2.25%.
Among the most important macroeconomy events:
Monday, 3/24/2025
1:30 AM Japan: manufacturing PMI (expected 49.2 points; prev. 49 points)
10:00 AM European Union: composite PMI (expected 50.8 points; prev. 50.2 points)
10:00 AM European Union: manufacturing PMI (expected 48.3 points; prev. 47.6 points)
10:00 AM European Union: services PMI (expected 51.2 points; prev. 50.6 points)
2:45 PM USA: manufacturing PMI (expected 51.9 points; prev. 52.7 points)
2:45 PM USA: composite PMI (prev. 51.6 points)
2:45 PM USA: services PMI (expected 51.2 points; prev. 51 points).
(Teleborsa) 03-24-2025 04:00 PM