Negative stock exchanges, between Covid fears and US expectations

2020-09-29T16:11:46.691Z

After a session of caution, final worsening for European stock exchanges which closed in negative territory. Milan lost 0.52%, London 0.51%, Frankfurt 0.35% and Paris 0.23%. Investors' uncertainties about the Covid pandemic weigh on the lists, but the wait for the first TV duel between Trump and Biden is also holding back the stock markets. On Wall Street the Dow Jones is proceeding weakly (-0.50%), while the Nasdaq remains above par (+ 0.06%). Today at the auction of government bonds 7 billion 5 and 10-year BTPs were placed with falling yields. After the auction, the spread dropped to 138 basis points with the yield at 0.84%. The euro rises to 1.1717 against the dollar.