WEAK BAGS WAITING FOR WALL STREET (AND ATHENS)
A2A +3,7% AND STM +2% GIVE GAS TO PIAZZA AFFARI
European stock markets slightly down in anticipation of the meeting of finance ministers of the euro area on the Greece dossier. In Milan, the FtseMib index fell by 0,38% to 15.577. London -0,47%, Frankfurt loses 0,3%, Paris falls by 0,66%.
According to the French minister Pierre Moscovici, which took place yesterday, we would be very close to an agreement that provides for a set of recipes, including buyback operations, a discount on the interest applied and the retrocession of part of the profits of the central banks.
Meanwhile, writes El Paìs, it is taking shape the Spanish request for EU aid. Madrid will ask Brussels between 40 and 42,5 billion euros to save the country's banking system. El Pais writes it, quoting some European sources.
The other theme of the day will be the impact of the good performance of US pre-Christmas sales on Wall Street: After Black Friday is expected a CyberMonday . Initial data from the National Retail Federation indicate a 13% increase in Thanksgiving weekend purchases. The weekend shoppers were 246 million
In Piazza Affari it shows off A2A, which gains 3,7%: on Friday the Lombard utility successfully placed a 500 million euro bond. Highlights too StM with a progress of 2%.
The rebound of Rcs Media Group +12%, favored by the small free float, was more sensational: the new industrial plan, based on the rumors that emerged after the meeting between CEO Pietro Scott Iovine and the main shareholders, provides for the sale of assets, an increase of capital and the dismissal of 500 employees.
Among the industrialists, Fiat salt by 1,17%, Pirelli it's down 0,12%. Down Finmeccanica -0,57%.
The definitive agreement for the merger was signed between Fiat Industrial -0,94% and Cnh Global, which will create a company incorporated under Dutch law, listed on Wall Street. A joint statement says so, adding that "the newco will make its best efforts to ensure that its shares are admitted to listing" on the Italian stock exchange.
However, it is above all the declines in which are dragging the Milanese price list downwards Eni, which loses 1%, and Telecom Italy, down 0,36%.
Weak too Saipem -0,36%.
Prysmian down 2,6%, downgraded from Mediobanca to “neutral” from “outperform”.
Enel marks a slight increase of 0,48%.
The banks moved little: Unicredit -0,23% , Understanding down 0,31%, Monte Paschi salt of 0,4%. Banco Popolare -0,61%.
Last Friday, the European trade association made an official request to the EU Commission to postpone the entry into force of the stringent Basel 2013 rules by one year (from January 2014 to January 3).
Among the insurance companies they go up Unipol +1,2% and Fondiaria Leaves + 1,2%. Generali marks a slight progress (+0,24%).
Buzzi -0,21% announced it has reached an agreement to increase its stake in Dyckerhoff. Now the company holds 98,1% of ordinary capital and 95,2% of savings. Now Buzzi will be able to exercise the squeeze-out right and achieve complete control of Dyckerhoff's capital.
Italcementi is down 3%, Maire Tecnimont loses 1,6%.
