European stock markets continue positive after the start of Wall Street.
After the Eurozone GDP, the markets look to the European Commission's forecasts.
The spotlight is on central banks which, after the inflation data in the USA, could be more cautious about easing monetary policy.
On the currency front, the euro rises to 1.0720 against the dollar.
The Stoxx 600 index gained 0.4%.
London (+0.7%), Milan (+0.6%), Paris (+0.5%), Frankfurt (+0.2%) and Madrid (+0.1%) increased.
The main price lists are supported by the technology sector (+0.9%) and real estate (+0.8%).
The TLC sector is on the rise (+0.6%), with hypotheses of a relaxation of EU rules on mergers in the sector.
Banks (+0.8%) and luxury goods (+0.6%) are growing.
Energy rises (+0.2%), with the price of oil rising.
WTI gains 1% to 78.7 dollars a barrel while Brent stands at 83.5 dollars (+0.9%).
Utilities showed little change (-0.08%), with the price of gas falling by 2.5% to 24.8 euros per megawatt hour.
Leonardo shows his muscles on Piazza Affari (+5%).
Tim rises (+3.8%), with the rumors about the sector and on the day of the 2023 preliminary balance sheet. Nexi grows (+4.3%) and Interpump (+3.3%), the latter after the accounts.
At the bottom of the list are Pirelli (-1.1%), Prysmian (-0.9%), Saipem and Campari (-0.7%).
The spread between BTPs and Bunds drops to 151 points, with the yield on the Italian ten-year bond at 3.89 percent.
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