Departure straddling parity for Piazza Affari, fresh from a row of eight consecutive sessions on the rise that has pushed the Ftse Mib to the top since 2008. The Milanese guide index marks + 0.07% to 26,577 points after the first few minutes of trading . On the rise Atlantia (+ 1.07%) already tonic yesterday on the possibility of the Telepass IPO in 2024. Nexi also did well with + 1% and Stellantis with + 1.08% in the 18.70 euro area. The title of the auto giant born from the merger between FCA and PSA brings the historic tops closer and with yesterday’s rally has become the best performer of the Ftse Mib since the beginning of the year with over + 56%.
On the Covid front, the advance of the Delta variant is confirmed, causing record cases and new restrictions in several Asian countries. In the USA the
the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given the green light for the third dose of Covid vaccine to US citizens with weak immune systems, to protect them from the Delta variant. According to Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the US Institute for Infectious Diseases and top expert in the Biden administration, it is likely that a booster of the vaccine will be needed for the entire population.
Today we expect few major macro appointments with the trade balance of the euro zone and in the afternoon from the USA the consumer confidence index calculated by the University of Michigan.