Weak session for Western stock markets, weighed down by New geopolitical tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are pushing up oil prices. and profit-taking on Artificial Intelligence stocks. In all of this, a delicate process is underway NATO summit in Ankara, in Turkey, and markets are fretting as they await signals from central banks, particularly the Federal Reserve, regarding a possible rate hike. In this scenario, Milan -0,95%, Paris -0,5%, Frankfurt -1,27%, London bucked the trend +0,33%, the Dow Jones so far -0,4%, the S&P 500 -0,6%, and the Nasdaq Composite Index -1,4%.
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Commodities: Oil prices rise after renewed attacks on Hormuz
Today Brent crude approached $74 a barrel, after attacks on merchant ships in the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding areas heightened fears of further disruptions to global energy supplies. Furthermore, Iran's Foreign Minister declared that final peace negotiations will stall if geopolitical threats persist. Nonetheless, oil prices remained near their lowest levels since late February, with WTI crude oil reaching $70 a barrel. Boom in European natural gas rises more than 5% in one fell swoop to 47 euros per megawatt hourGold and silver stable.
SpaceX flopped on the Nasdaq-100. Sandisk and Micron flopped.
Investors are reducing exposure to the stocks that led the rally in recent months, believing valuations to be high. Companies related to the chip industry are particularly affected: Micron -6,5%, Sandisk -11%, Intel -10%, Qualcomm -3,3%, Nvidia -1,3%SpaceX also suffered a slump on the day ofdebut in the Nasdaq-100 basket: -5,5%. Traditional big tech stocks are moving slightly less: the best performer at the moment is Microsoft, up 1,6%, while Tesla is down 3%. Bucking the trend on the Nasdaq-100 are Doordash, Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Starbucks, Netflix, and Booking. Bitcoin climbs back towards $64.000.
Stm plunges at Piazza Affari while Fincantieri gains further ground.
In the wake of the difficulties of the American tech sector, the Stm stock in Milan fell heavily -8%. The rally of Fincantieri, which after yesterday's success gained a further 3% in today's session: The shipping group signed a contract today with Marc-Henry Cruise Holdings, Joint Owner/Operator of Four Seasons Yachts, to build a third ultra-luxury cruise ship, strengthening the long-standing partnership between the two companies.
Energy recovers, boosted by the rise in oil and gas prices: Hera +1%, Terna +0,94%, Italgas +0,9%, Eni +0,6%. Banks are mixed, awaiting interest rate guidance: Unicredit +0,5%, Intesa Sanpaolo -0,18%, Banca Mediolanum -1,2%. Outside the main FTSE MIB index, Banca Ifis is also falling again, having lost over a third of its value in the last month after the sale of its NPL business. The BTP-Bund spread remains stable at 77 basis points., with the 10-year BTP yield at 3,76%. The euro is trading at 1,142 to the US dollar.
