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(Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) – Closing down slightly for the European stock exchanges, which took a breather after the run of the last five sessions and in view of the end of the year. Trading was reduced in a half-holiday period. Operators are questioning the recovery of 2022 and meanwhile try to understand the impact of the Omicron variant, which, although less dangerous, causes infections to rise exponentially, jeopardizing the stability of production systems. In this regard, many countries are adopting measures to reduce the time of quarantines for asymptomatic and positive contacts. The FTSE MIB closed down 0.37%, while lo spread it dropped considerably in the 133.6 points area. In Paris on CAC 40 lost 0.27% and in Frankfurt the DAX 40 0.70%. On the other hand, London (+ 0.66%) ended trading in positive territory and reopened after the Christmas break.
Wall Street looking for direction
Wall Street, after an uncertain start, continues mixed, with the indices navigating close to their respective records and returning from days – marked by the low volume of trading, typical of the Christmas period – mainly positive. Moreover, investors are optimistic about the new year, during which they expect the economic recovery to continue and that listed companies continue to record solid quarterly results. In addition, analysts are increasingly convinced that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus will not lead to tougher restrictions and therefore will not affect the recovery.
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In Milan Bper and Sondrio under observation
In Piazza Affari the sales that have impressed above all Nexi (-1.3%) ed Eni (-1%), while attention remained high on Pop Er Bank (+ 0.77%), after Moody’s improved the outlook on the long-term rating “Ba3” to “positive” from “stable” and after the news that the institute has reached an agreement with the unions on the “workforce optimization” process which provides for the exit of 1,700 employees also with recourse to the sector solidarity fund. But above all, investors are betting that Bper will soon be the protagonist of the creation of a third banking center, also thanks to the shareholders’ meeting Pop Bank SondrI (+ 1.5%), who gave the green light to the transformation into a Spa. It should be remembered that Unipol (-0.69%) is a 9% shareholder of Banca Popolare di Sondrio and 20% of Bper. After all, the CEO of Unipol, Carlo Cimbri, has never hidden his interest in the Valtellina bank, but at the same time he has always made it clear that he does not want to make any raids on the capital. However, according to observers, the game on Sondrio will be long and there is no need to force the hand. Moreover, even a possible dossier Banca Carige, should it mature, it will not have any impact on the dynamics with the Valtellinese institute. As for the other listed banks, Banco Bpm closed on parity, Mediobanca filed by 0.15%, Intesa Sanpaolo 0.28% e Unicredit 0.29%
Inwit the best of the Ftse Mib, brakes the Agnelli galaxy
In Piazza Affari, most of the securities were affected by movements related to portfolio adjustments. However, the best performance of the Ftse Mib was that of Inwit, which gained 0.86%. Among the stocks that closed in positive ground there are also Amplifon (+ 0.66%), Davide Campari (+ 0.63%), Moncler (+ 0.53%) eItalgas (+ 0.53%). The change of pace in the price of oil during the session did not support the stocks of the sector, which ended below parity: they did badly in addition to Eni (-1%), also the Saipem (-0.64%) and the Tenaris (-0.17%). The Agnelli-Elkann galaxy, with the holding company, is penalized by sales Exor down by 0.96%, Stellantis down 0.90%, in one day of sales for the European auto sector (-1.11% for the Stoxx600 Auto), Ferrari 0.79%. Cnh Industrial limited the damages (-0.20%) after having spent the first part of the session at the bottom of the Ftse Mib, bent by the realizations after the new performances achieved pending the spin-off of the Iveco Group, which will be effective from 1 January 2022 , with the new company listed on Piazza Affari from 3 January. Weak too Atlantia (-0.90%) e Leonardo – Finmeccanica(-0.88%).
Vola Beghelli, incandescent debut for Finanza.Tech
Out of the main basket, the Beghelli they flew by 20.64%. The day was also uneventful for banks outside the main segment, with Bca Carige which closed unchanged, Banca Mps which fell by 0.49%. Banco Desio Br it also lost 1.64%. On Euronext Growth Milan, the debutante Finanza.Tech closed with + 50%, compared to the placement price of 1.2 euros per share. For the rest of the session, the shares were suspended for most of the session. “The successful closure of bookbuilding and the admission to trading of Finanza.tech is a great result. Investors have trusted our project and our business model “and the listing” is just the beginning of a multi-year growth path “, commented the founder and CEO. Nicola Occhinegro. They also continued to run Directa Sim, marking a + 25.97%.