The yield of the ten-year BTP returns to touch the psychological threshold of 2%, and then retraces to 1.99%. It is the first time since May 2020 that this has happened. The spread with the German bund widens by two basis points, to 167 points, with the market suffering from the gradual reduction in purchases of government bonds by the ECB.
Positive opening for Piazza Affari. The Ftse Mib index started trading in progress of 0.36% at 27,065 points.
Little opening by the main European stock exchanges. In Paris the Cac 40 index started trading in progress of 0.43% at 7.009 points, in Frankfurt the Dax rose by 0.12% to 15,431 points while in London the Ftse 100 fell by 0.05% to 7,605 points .
The price of oil goes up. WTI for March delivery is quoted at $ 92.37, up 0.33% while Brent is up $ 93.63, with a gain of 0.38%.
The Tokyo Stock Exchange ends trading with a sharp rise with investors returning to the market after the easing of tensions on the border with Ukraine. The benchmark Nikkei index marks an increase of 2.22%, to 27,460.40, adding almost 600 points. On the currency market, the yen changed little against the dollar, trading at 115.60, and against the euro at 131.30.
Source: Ansa
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