Bags on the eyes of Brexit, Milan sprint with banks. Sterling flies – ANSA.it

The European stock markets are betting on the permanence of Britain and the EU, while the referendum on Brexit the polls are open, proceed all in positive territory. Milan (FTSE MIB + 2.9%) is in the lead ahead of Paris (+ 2.32%), Frankfurt (+ 2.29%), Madrid (+ 2.1%) and London (+ 1.45%) .

Piazza Affari remained at the top in mid-session (FTSE MIB + 2.9%) on the day of the referendum on Brexit, driven by banking stocks. First of BPM (+ 6.38%) and Banco (+ 6.04%) after the success of the capital increase by 1 billion of the latter, you need to proceed with the merger between the two popular. On the podium Ubi (+ 6.21%), followed by Mediobanca (+ 5.44%), B to (+ 4.97%), Unicredit (+ 4.65%) and Intesa (+ 4.37%). Then strong purchases of Telecom (+ 5.06%), CNH (+ 3.8%), Unipol (+ 3.52%) and Exor (+ 3.32%). Numerous titles rising by more than 2%, by Finmeccanica (+ 2.74%) to Saipem (+ 2.95%) and Eni (+ 2.34%), ready for an alliance with Enel (+1, 79%) on renewable. Shortly move the RCS (+ 0.39%) to EUR 0.77), always above the 0.7 euro offering is Cairo (-0.05% to EUR 4.39), which recently raised its ops, both Imh, in view of a possible re-launch the tender offer.

Sterling flies to $ 1.4886, top 2016 – the pound strengthened against the dollar and flies up to $ 1.4886 on the day of the referendum on Brexit, touching the highest level this year, to be precise from 31 last December. Lower the rise in cross with the single currency with oscillations around 0,765. The euro’s sharp rise in the greenback and hangs share $ 1.14 for the first time from June 8, before settling around $ 1.1380.

Spread BTP-Bund back to below 130 points – the spread between BTPs and Bund back to below 130 basis points, to 129, in a market that is betting on the victory of the ‘Remain’ in the referendum on Brexit. The Treasury of the year yield was down 1.38%.

Asia is not afraid Brexit, Tokyo + 1.07%, Shanghai lackluster – This is a total closed upside the seat of the main Asia and Pacific Bags without so manifest fears the day when British citizens are called upon to cast their vote on the permanence or otherwise of the United Kingdom in the EU. Tokyo gained 1.07% and 0.19% Sidney. Weak Taiwan (-0.45%), weak Seoul (-0.29%). Still open Hong Kong (+ 0.26%), Shanghai (-0.39%) and Mumbai (-0.06%), which do not transmit special signals for concern. Positive futures on Europe and on Wall Street, in the day they are disseminated numerous French and Italian data, together with Markit indices on EU confidence. Also coming several US data, but investors’ attention is focused on the first results that come out in the night after the closure of the British seats, scheduled for 23 (22 hours Italian).

Tokyo, closing on the rise – the Tokyo Stock Exchange closed with plus sign waiting for the outcome of the referendum on Brexit in Britain: the Nikkei index shows an increase of 1,07% with a gain of 172 points at an altitude of 16,238 , 35. The pound meanwhile reached the highest year to date against the yen, at 154.80 share optimism in the wake of a vote in favor of the permanence of the country in the European Union, and the Japanese currency lost ground even with the exchange rate with the dollar , to 104.75 fee.