1- FtseMib and Dow Jones: who gets to 20 thousand first?
Great Stock Exchange derby between Piazza Affari and Wall Street: the FtseMib, the index of the 40 main stocks of the Italian Stock Exchange, closes today's session one step away from the psychological threshold of 20 basis points after a spectacular recovery in the last month and half while the Dow Jones, Wall Street's main index, did even better, reaching 19,942 (close to its all-time record). Read the full article.
2- Exchanges, profit taking with two-speed banks
Stock market sessions dominated by results after the rally of recent days - Piazza Affari dances around parity as the derby between FtseMib and Dow Jones continues towards 20 thousand - Great leap by Ferragamo but also by Ubi and Mediolanum - Italgas and Mediaset do well - Realizations on Saipem , Stm, Brembo, Moncler and Bper. The article by Maria Teresa Scorzoni.
3- Banks, postponed indefinitely the tightening of Basel 3
The final summit of Basel 3, which should have been held this month and which should have approved new and more restrictive banking supervision rules (Basel 4), especially on capitalisation, has been postponed indefinitely - "More time is needed to complete the job". Read the full article.
4- FCA, 1 million cars produced in Italy
"The data is particularly positive - the unions point out - because the effect on employment goes in the direction we hoped for with the completion of the 2014-2018 plan". Read the full article.
5- Saint Nazaire, yes to Fincantieri but with reservations
66,6% of the company that manages the historic French shipyards is about to be acquired by the Italian Fincantieri, but the French state which holds 33,4% is ready to set its conditions, perhaps by including the participation of a transalpine group . Read the full article.
