The yield of the ten-year BTP dates back. At the opening this morning, the spread between the rate of ten-year Italian and German bonds shot up close to 190, only to settle below 180 points in mid-morning, at 174 basis points.
Yesterday in the early hours of the day, the yield had reached an all-time low of 2,89%, but then - thanks to the black day on the stock market - it jumped up to 3,10% in the afternoon, consequently leading the Btp-Bund spread to rise above share 180 points.