The Milan Stock Exchange turns the mid-day mark up by 0.9%, doing a few fractions better than the other European stock exchanges. Piazza Affari is supported above all by the banking sector, with MPS growing by 4.7%.

Among the main stocks, the strongest is Iveco, which grows by 5% to 11 euros. Tim is on parity, while Leonardo loses 0.6%. The spread between BTPs and Bunds is stable at 147 points, while the euro is calm around 1.08 against the dollar.