Markets of the Old Continent are all positive
(Teleborsa) - A rush of buy orders hits the European stock markets as Piazza Affari closes on the same positive note as the Old Continent bourses.EUR / USD holds its position at 1.074. Gold climbs to 2,344 dollars per ounce, rising +0.76%. Light Sweet Crude Oil has a weak session, trading -0.44% lower.
The Spread is broadly on the previous day's level as it settles at +153 basis points, while the Italy ten-year BTP is at +3.96%.
Among the European markets, Frankfurt is essentially healthy, gaining +0.57%, London is modestly up (+0.21%), and Paris records a fairly pedestrian increase of +0.5%.
The Milanese bourse edges up as the FTSE MIB rises +0.6% to 33,419 points; similarly, the FTSE Italia All-Share notches up to 35,616 points.
The FTSE Italia Mid Cap is trading just above the flatline (+0.6%); on the same trend direction, the FTSE Italia Star gains marginally (+0.54%).
Azimut (+1.83%), Prysmian (+1.45%), Bper (+1.14%) and A2A (+1.01%) among the best performing blue chips in Piazza Affari.
Mondadori (+5.84%), Technoprobe (+2.29%), MutuiOnline (+1.91%) and Sesa (+1.60%) top the ranks of Milan's mid-caps.
SOL has the worst performance, with a -1.26% down.
Marr slips just under the flatline with a -0.66% decrease.
Fincantieri contracts moderately by -0.62%.
Among the most important macroeconomy events:
Thursday, 6/20/2024
8:00 AM Germany: producer price index, yearly (expected -2%; prev. -3.3%)
8:00 AM Germany: producer price index, monthly (expected 0.1%; prev. 0.2%)
2:30 PM USA: Philly FED manufacturing activity index (expected 4.8 points; prev. 4.5 points)
2:30 PM USA: current account, quarterly (expected -207 Bln $; prev. -194.8 Bln $)
2:30 PM USA: housing starts (expected 1.37 Mln units; prev. 1.36 Mln units)
2:30 PM USA: buildings permits (expected 1.45 Mln units; prev. 1.44 Mln units)
2:30 PM USA: initial jobless claims, weekly (expected 235K units; prev. 242K units).
(Teleborsa) 06-20-2024 09:30 AM