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...Italy’s FTSE MIB has recovered about 62 per cent of the coronavirus-related losses since its peak at the start of 2020, and France’s CAC 40 roughly 59 per cent....
...The same cannot be said, unfortunately, for Italy or South Korea. And nobody anywhere is yet clear on the situation in Iran....
...Italy’s benchmark FTSE MIB stock index climbed 1.8 per cent in early trading in Milan....
...Japanese and South Korea bourses both ended down more than 2 per cent....
...The FTSE MIB equity index sank 2.3 per cent, led by banking stocks....
...in focus US Treasury yield drops back sharply as investors seek safety Dollar hits 2018 peak Hot topics Italian assets were back under pressure on Friday with banks leading the FTSE MIB’s decline after...
...Markets in Hong Kong and South Korea were shut for public holidays....
...Banking stocks were hit hard in both countries as the FTSE MIB index in Milan shed 1.5 per cent and Spain’s Ibex 35 fell 1.8 per cent — compared with a 0.7 per cent rise for the Xetra Dax in Frankfurt....
...“Canadians have served alongside Americans in two world wars and in Korea. From the beaches of Normandy to the mountains of Afghanistan, we have fought and died together,” Mr Trudeau said....
...Here is how several closely watched continental indices are faring after the open: German DAX +0.35 per cent;French CAC 40 +0.23 per cent;Italian FTSE MiB +0.21 per cent;Spanish Ibex 35 +0.3 per cent;Pan-European...
...Even the decline in the South Korean exchange looks relatively small given how exposed the country obviously is to developments in North Korea....
...Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 1.5 per cent, as did South Korea’s Kospi....
...Frankfurt’s Xetra Dax closed up 0.1 per cent and Rome’s FTSE MIB, extending strong gains for the year, rose 0.3 per cent....
...Asian stocks, however, were flat to lower after some tepid manufacturing data from China, currency concerns in South Korea and political protests in Thailand....
...In Italy, however, the FTSE MIB index fell 2.1 per cent as political concerns undermined the equity market....
...The FTSE MIB share index rose 1.7 per cent, while the yield on Italian two-year debt fell to a record low and that on the country’s 10-year paper touched its lowest since November 2010....
...In Asia, central banks in Australia and South Korea will hold policy meetings this week with the Reserve Bank of Australia to announce its rate decision on Tuesday, followed by the Bank of Korea’s policy...
...In Milan, the FTSE MIB index tumbled 2.5 per cent amid rumours of a possible agency downgrade to Italy’s sovereign debt....
...Madrid’s Ibex 35 gained more than 4 per cent and Rome’s MIB has added 6.6 per cent....
...France’s Cac 40 rallied 1.2 per cent and Italy’s FTSE MIB gauge reversed earlier losses to climb 1.2 per cent....
...Italy’s FTSE MIB index plunged 1.3 per cent on opening, followed by Spain’s Ibex and France’s Cac gauges, which both shed 1.2 per cent. The FTSE 100 fell 09 per cent on opening....
...Italy’s FTSE MIB gauge rallied 3.1 per cent, Germany’s Dax gained about 2.6 per cent and London’s FTSE 100 added 1.2 per cent....
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