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. A positive result for the US bourse, where the S&P-500 boasts a +0.26% rise.EUR / USD is essentially stable, finishing at 1.08. Gold trades slightly up at 2,731.9 dollars per ounce. A slight gain for Light Sweet Crude Oil, showing a rise of 0.65%.
The Spread goes down to +119 basis points, an impressive reduction of 9 BPs over previous levels, with the Italy BTP 10-year yield at +3.46%.
Among the European markets, Frankfurt secures a tidy +0.78% gain, London records a fairly pedestrian increase of +0.49%, and Paris is only just in the black as it climbs a scant +0.64%.
The Milanese stock exchange enjoys timid gains as the FTSE MIB exhibits +0.51% up, interrupting the run of three consecutive declines, which began last Monday; similarly, the FTSE Italia All-Share crawls up +0.53% to close at 37,018 points.
The FTSE Italia Mid Cap trades positive (+0.92%); on the same trend direction, the FTSE Italia Star inches up +0.68%.
Among Italy's best performing large-caps, Saipem boasts a +4.83% increase as investors scramble to get their hands on shares.
Moncler rises +2.83% on positive cues.
Brunello Cucinelli is in good fettle with a +2.27% increase.
Stellantis is in good shape, advancing +2.1%.
Nexi reports the heaviest losses, currently suffering from a -1.75% down.
Italgas is subdued, shedding -1.38%.
Pirelli & C falls just below its previous value.
MPS Bank is sluggish, declining marginally (-1.1%).
De'Longhi (+7.13%), Reply (+3.98%), Ferragamo (+2.21%) and Piaggio (+2.04%) are among Italy's top mid-cap stocks.
Digital Value reports the heaviest losses, currently suffering from a -7.53% down.
Sesa is down, with a net loss of 2.52%.
Caltagirone is modestly down, shedding -1.37%.
Fincantieri drifts -0.97% lower.
Among the most relevant macroeconomic data:
Thursday, 10/24/2024
2:30 AM Japan: manufacturing PMI (expected 49.9 points; prev. 49.7 points)
10:00 AM European Union: services PMI (expected 51.5 points; prev. 51.4 points)
10:00 AM European Union: manufacturing PMI (expected 45.1 points; prev. 45 points)
10:00 AM European Union: composite PMI (expected 49.8 points; prev. 49.6 points)
2:30 PM USA: initial jobless claims, weekly (expected 243K units; prev. 242K units)
3:45 PM USA: manufacturing PMI (expected 47.5 points; prev. 47.3 points)
3:45 PM USA: composite PMI (prev. 54 points).
(Teleborsa) 24-10-2024 16:00