The Ansaldo Sts share is today in strong contrast in Piazza Affari. With an increase of about one and a half points at the end of the morning, the group's shares are clearly leading the Ftse Mib, which travels in the red by almost 2%. Ansaldo's performance is determined by expectations regarding the recovery plan of the company belonging to Finmeccanica. The stock is trading at 7,54 €, in the face of 7,40 EURor in the opening of negotiations.
The Italian holding company Finmeccanica intends to restrict its holdings to sectors considered more strategic, and will therefore arrange for the disposal of Ansaldo Breda and Ansaldo Sts, whose financial statements are in the red for over one billion euros.
In recent days there have been numerous rumors about foreign groups interested in expanding into the European market, and Ansaldo is a valuable pawn since it offers cutting-edge technical skills envied from abroad.
In pole position there are still the Japanese of Hitachi, while even the Chinese of China South Locomotives have shown interest in the investee Finmeccanica.
New rumors about a possible Spanish entry (Caf) caused the stock to rebound this morning, on a black day that sees the Ftse Mib index drop more than 2% on sovereign debt tensions.
