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by Fabrizio Giuseppe Patti 18 May 2020 Positive start to the European stock exchanges: Milan + 0.70%, London and Frankfurt + 2.30%, Paris + 2.20%. 

Piazza Affari is less bright due to the distribution of dividends by 49 companies, of which about ten represented in the Ftse Mib, the main basket of Borsa Italiana. The distribution of dividends has the effect of decreasing the share price.

Also in Asia, the departure saw the plus sign: the Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul stock market indices all rose by half a main point. 

Last week ended with the Trump administration's announcement of a blockade of American technology semiconductor supplies to Chinese Huawei.

Today, however, the words of Fed governor Jerome Powell weighed. CBS said on TV that the American economy will have a stable recovery in the second half of the year, even if a full vaccine will have to wait for a vaccine.

But meanwhile the end of the lockdown in many countries and the data on the recovery of industrial production and on private movements in China are giving a new push to the price of oil. The American WTI, in particular, hit $ 30.80 a barrel. This is also due to the decrease in production also in the United States. The North Sea Brent is at $ 33.8 a barrel.  

The Btp Bund spread restarts from 239 basis points, three less than on Friday.

From today to Wednesday, subscriptions are open for small investors of the 5-year Btp Italia (instead of the 8 years of the previous issues), whose collection will be destined for healthcare expenses. The minimum guaranteed return is 1.40%. For those who hold the securities for all 5 years, there is a 0.8% loyalty bonus. 

In Piazza Affari higher increases for Atlantia, + 3.28%, and Leonardo, + 2.90%. Greater discounts for companies that have distributed dividends: Italgas, Unipolsai, A2A, Azimut, Generali Assicurazioni, Eni, Recordati, Diasorin, Prysmian, Ubi Banca.



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