Piazza Affari closes positive after the ECB

Interest rates will remain at current levels, or lower, until inflation stabilizes at 2%. This is the dovish message that emerged from today’s ECB meeting, the first since inflation guidance was brought to a “2% symmetrical”. Quantitative Easing confirmed at 20 billion, Lagarde announced that purchases of securities intended to counter the impact of the pandemic will continue at an accelerated pace and in any case until, explained point 1, the crisis is over. Piazza Affari, where the Ftse Mib stopped at 24,805.21 points (+ 0.53%), the performances of the public utility companies stand out: Enel scored + 1.88%, Hera + 1.79%, A2A gained 0.91% and Terna 0.71%. Banks also did well, with + 1.77% of Bper Banca and + 0.63% of Intesa Sanpaolo. Little move Mediobanca (+ 0.04%), always at the center of attention after the news that Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone has brought the stake to 5.055%, and rally for Banca Mps (+ 3.67%) thanks to the preliminary agreement with the Monte dei Paschi di Siena Foundation. The agreement allows the Bank, according to a note from the Sienese institute, “to reduce claims for an amount equal to 3.8 billion, offering a significant contribution to solving the main element of uncertainty which weighs on the Bank’s balance sheet. ”Parity for Unipol (+ 0.07%), driven in the first part by the news that the Coop holding company, Koru, has risen to 3.093% of the share capital, from the previous 1%. Among the smaller shares, Tinexta (+ 10.23%) capitalized the offer for the acquisition of 60% of the capital of CertEurope. “CertEurope, based in Paris, is one of the three largest Certification Authorities in France with a well-known brand, a market share of approximately 40% in the eIDAS certificate sector”, reads the Tinexta press release. “The company possesses the authorizations and accreditations for the issuance of all types of certificates required by the French market in compliance with the technical requirements established by the National Agency for the security of information systems (Anssi)”. From the government securities front, minus sign for the BTP-Bund spread at 111 basis points. (In collaboration with money.it).