Milan closed down by 0,58% at 20.972 points weighed down by the "three witches", the quarterly technical maturities of securities, options and futures. On the other hand, the other main European stock exchanges were positive, driven by Wall Street which, after a positive start, reached a new all-time intrady high: Paris +0,17%, Frankfurt +0,5%, London +0,23%. The exception is Madrid which loses 0,27%. The spread closes stable at 178 points. At the close of Europe the Dow Jones rose by 0,48%. The news that Fitch has promoted the sovereign debt of the United States, confirming the triple A rating and removing the negative credit watch, helped overseas stock exchanges. However, Symantec, the leading security software manufacturer, collapses after the Board ousted the CEO Steve Bennet, "guilty" according to them of not having been able to guide the business towards "mobile". Oil stocks are gaining with the rise of the WTI +1,1% to 100 dollars a barrel. On the exchange rate front, the euro remains below the threshold of 1,38 dollars. Some good macro data published in Italy by Istat. The turnover of the industry grew in January by 3% growth on an annual basis, thanks to the driving force of foreign countries. It is the sharpest increase since December 2011, looking at the series adjusted for calendar effects. Turnover up by 1,2% on December. Industrial orders continue to grow, rising 2,6% year-on-year in January. The increase compared to December is 4,8%, the highest since December 2010, again thanks to foreign markets. Confcommercio predicts that the Italian economy will grow by just 0,5% this year (-1,9% in 2013), to accelerate slightly to +0,9% in 2015. However, GDP could accelerate by another 0,3, 12% if the Renzi government manages to adopt all the promised reforms, including the provision of resources for a net 5,4 billion euros to families. Consumption would increase by another one percent. In Piazza Affari, Yoox retreats, selling 3,17% the worst stock of the Ftse Mib. Finmeccanica -2,75%, Ferragamo -2,42%. Enel -2,14% and Mps -5,74%. Blackrock holds 1% of the capital. Telecom Italia sells 9,8%, on the day in which the shareholder, Marco Fossati, released his industrial plan, which provides for a strengthening of the company both in Italy and in Brazil, through investments and partnerships. UnipolSai goes against the trend, jumping by 2013%. Yesterday with the Stock Exchange closed, the company's top management announced the closed 694 accounts with a profit of 0,19 million euros and proposed a coupon of 2,33 euros per share. Well, I also save them (A and B). Eni also performed well +0,82%, Bpm +0,71%, Tenaris +0,61%, Intesa Sanpaolo +1,3%. Off the main list Piaggio rises by 4% after a rally above 9,73% after the industrial plan and the accounts, Sara leaps by 6,2%, Seat Pagine Gialle by XNUMX%.
Banks and Eni are not enough for Piazza Affari which limits the damage but loses 0,58%: UnipolSai flies
Italian industry finally registers a recovery in orders which bodes well but today the Stock Exchange takes a breather and sales prevail (-0,58%) despite the good performance of UnipolSai, the banks and Eni which exploits the momentum of oil companies to the rise in crude oil - Luxury collapses - The FtseMib saves 21 thousand - Positive European price lists
