Spotlights in Piazza Affari on the banking sector, affected by the results, with the exception of Banco Popolare. In fact, the institution based in Verona advanced by more than 2%, making it the most brilliant stock on the Italian list, in stark contrast to the negative trend of the Ftse Mib.
Banco Popolare's shares were driven by Nomura's judgment, which raised the bank's rating from “reduce” to “buy”, setting the new target price at 1,6 euros.
Realizations, on the other hand, hit Bper, after the rally of the last seven days, in which the share of the Romagna bank had recorded an overall +19,7%. Today, the institute lost 1,66% in the late morning.
The confirmation arrived this morning from the bank of the decline in income prospects for the current year, which amounted to 200 million euros against the 315 million envisaged in the 2012 business plan, also weighed on the Bper stock. , confirmed that he did not have to resort to a capital increase to pass the ECB's stress tests.