Milan, Paris and London lost 0.3% while Frankfurt was essentially unchanged. In Piazza Affari, Moncler (-2.3%), Recordati (-1.6%) and Prysmian (1.3%) suffer.

Leonardo stands out (+4.9%), followed by a trio of banks - Bper (+3, 9%), Banco Bpm (+2.4%) and Mps (+1.4%). Caution prevails among investors awaiting the macro data arriving in the next few days.