Positive exchanges, Evergrande avoids default

2021-10-22T08:41:54.100Z

Positive opening for European stock exchanges, in this last session of the week. One hour after the start of trading, Milan gained 0.21% in line with Frankfurt, London 0.41% and Paris about 0.86%. Investors were reassured by positive news from Evergrande, the Chinese real estate giant that avoided formal default by paying interest (83.5 million dollars) on an expiring bond. The Tokyo stock exchange closed higher (+ 0.34%), while Shanghai is in negative territory. Black gold is also slowing today: American crude, which lost ground yesterday, this morning recorded 81.87 dollars a barrel, down by 0.76%; Brent moves back close to $ 84. Gold raises its head: the ounce is worth 1,792 dollars.