(ANSA) – MILAN, 02 NOV – European stock exchanges continue in random order and without particular momentum. Investors await the Fed meeting scheduled for tomorrow as they look to the quarterly season and the resurgence of the coronavirus. In the spotlight the price of materials and energy with oil falling slightly. On the currency front, the euro against the dollar is barely moved at 1.1592.
The stoxx 600 area index fell 0.2%. London (-0.6%) and Madrid (-0.6%) are down, Frankfurt is advancing (+ 0.4%), Paris is flat (-0.01%). Energy weighs on the lists (-1.4%), with WTI oil falling to 83.95 dollars a barrel and brent at 84.87 dollars. Gas goes up in Europe. In Amsterdam the price stands at 66.30 euros per MWh. In London at 170.67 pence per Mmbtu, the British thermal unit equivalent to 28.26 cubic meters.
Finance (-0.7%) also weighs on the lists of the Old Continent, in view of the upcoming decisions of the central banks, and Tlc (-0.2%). Positive trend for pharmaceuticals (+ 0.6%) and information technology (+ 0.4%). On the raw materials front, gold (+ 0.5%) and silver (+ 0.4%) are on the rise. Iron ore was down (-5.7%). (HANDLE).
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