Milan gains 1.2%, Frankfurt 1.1%, Paris 1% and Madrid 0.4%. Only London remains behind (-0.08%), attempting to reach parity.
Crude oil is weak (WTI -0.8% to 84.99 dollars per barrel) together with natural gas which is falling again. Gold is rising (+0.06% to 2,358 dollars per ounce), while steel is weak (- 0.17% to 3,611 dollars per tonne). The dollar is weak at 0.93 euros and 0.8 pounds, while the differential between BTPs and German 10-year Bunds stands at 139.3 points, with the Italian yield rising by 4.7 points to 3.8%. The extension of the conflict between Israel and Hamas to Iran pushes Dassault (+2.73%), Leonardo (+2%) and Safran (+1.9%) Stocks in the industrial sector are in the spotlight, starting with Prysmian (+7.34%), which was awarded the American Encore Wire for 3.9 billion.