The Stoxx 600, the stock index made up of the 600 main market capitalisations, rises to historic highs at 495 points. On the markets, according to analysts, there is optimism about global economic growth while central banks are looking to cut rates.
Government bonds rose slightly. The spread between BTPs and Bunds is stable at 148 points, with the yield on the Italian ten-year bond at 3.96 percent. In the Old Continent, Milan (+1%), Paris (+1.1%), Frankfurt (-1.5%), Madrid (+0.5%) and London (-0.2%) are on the rise.