Milan (Ftse Mib +0.7%) slowing down its pace in the morning. Piazza Affari remains the best in Europe by a few fractions.

Madrid is weak, losing 0.8% with the 4% slide of Banco Santander. Unicredit which rose by 8% to 28.8 euros after the institute led by Andrea Orcel recorded a 2023 profit of 8.6 billion better than expected. The BTP-Bund spread remains calm at 156 basis points.