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. In the United States, the S&P-500 lacks direction.EUR / USD is essentially stable, finishing at 1.05. Gold is just below the flatline as it slips -0.31%. Light Sweet Crude Oil enjoys a positive session, gaining +1.05%.
The Spread flatlines, remaining at +115 basis points, while the Italian ten-year BTP is at +3.4%.
Among the European indices, Frankfurt lacks momentum, trading with a +0.14% change, London is essentially flat, offering a scant +0.04%, and Paris advances +0.25%.
The Milanese stock exchange enjoys timid gains as the FTSE MIB exhibits +0.27% up; similarly, the FTSE Italia All-Share crawls up +0.27% to close at 36,616 points.
The FTSE Italia Mid Cap is only just in the black (+0.53%); on the same trend direction, the FTSE Italia Star inches up +0.41%.
Stmicroelectronics (+2.51%), Unicredit (+1.65%), Prysmian (+1.60%) and Leonardo (+1.21%) top the ranks of Milan's large-caps.
Moncler has the worst performance, with a -1.32% down.
Campari is subdued, shedding -1.12%.
A2A falls just below its previous value.
Generali is sluggish, declining marginally (-1.01%).
Maire (+2.56%), Ferretti (+2.45%), MFE A (+2.42%) and GVS (+2.36%) are among the best performing stocks in the FTSE Italia Mid Cap basket.
Ferragamo has the worst performance, with a -3.13% down.
Troubled Digital Value falls -2.51%.
Comer Industries is down, with a net loss of 2.24%.
Alerion Clean Power is firmly in the red, showing a fall of 2.05%.
Among the macroeconomic rendez-vous that might have high influence on the markets:
Wednesday, 12/18/2024
12:50 AM Japan: Trade balance (expected -688.9 Bln ¥; prev. -461.2 Bln ¥)
8:00 AM United Kingdom: consumer price index, monthly (expected 0.1%; prev. 0.6%)
8:00 AM United Kingdom: producer price index, monthly (expected 0.2%; prev. -0.1%)
8:00 AM United Kingdom: producer price index, yearly (prev. -0.9%)
8:00 AM United Kingdom: consumer price index, yearly (expected 2.6%; prev. 2.3%)
11:00 AM European Union: Prezzi Consumo Ex Tabacco, yearly (prev. 1.9%)
11:00 AM European Union: consumer price index, yearly (expected 2.3%; prev. 2%).
(Teleborsa) 12-18-2024 04:00 PM