Piazza Affari positive, banks recovering

Even if Piazza Affari closed with the plus sign, the long-awaited rebound after yesterday’s thud did not happen. Pending the meeting of the ECB, scheduled for Thursday, the Milanese list ended above par (the Ftse Mib scored + 0.59% at 24,107.33 points) thanks to the good performance of utilities (+ 0.88% of A2A, + 0.78% of Terna and + 0.3% of Hera) and of the securities of the industrial sector (+ 1.96% of Buzzi Unicem, + 2.01% of CNH Industrial). Within the latter, Stellantis finished with a + 0.25%. The company born from the marriage between PSA and FCA has announced the cancellation of a shift in the Vauxhall factory in Luton due to the numerous cases of isolation related to Covid. In addition, it was announced that the results of the first half of 2021 will be announced on Tuesday, August 3. Among the public utility companies, Enel has marked a + 0.12%, after the rumors, reported by Il Sole 24 Ore, according to which the negotiations for the acquisition of Erg assets (+ 0.16%) would be in the final stages. The return of the Ftse Mib above 24 thousand points is attributable to purchases in the banking sector: UniCredit closed with a + 1.36%, Intesa Sanpaolo with + 1.94% and Banco BPM with + 2.17% in the wake of the best-of-estimates indications emerging from the accounts of the Swiss giant UBS. An increase of 16.67% for Bialetti Industrie which signed a new debt restructuring agreement. In the sector of government bonds, the BTP-Bund spread did not register significant changes at 114 basis points. (in collaboration with money.it).