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by Fabrizio Patti

02 December 2021New pinwheel for the bags, which from Friday, with the emergence of the omicron variant, alternate days with net decreases and net increases. Yesterday + 2.16% for the Ftse Mib index in Milan, opening today -1.07 per cent. In the rest of Europe, London -0.7%, Frankfurt and Paris -1.1%. Yesterday the climb was due to statements by the Israeli Minister of Health on the effectiveness of the three doses of vaccine against the new variant; and from the data above the expectations of the PMI manufacturing indices in November in Europe and in particular in Italy. The turning point took place yesterday around 17 Italian time, when the US health authorities confirmed the first case of Covid variant Omicron, in California. The Dow Jones Index, which was up, closed down 1.34 percent.A minus sign yesterday also for the other main American indices, while today the futures linked to the indices, which anticipate their opening, are up. What continues to rise is the VIX index, which measures the volatility of the markets: + 67% since Friday: now it is at 31, on the levels of January 2021. Yesterday + 14%. Oil is also under observation. Today at 2 pm virtual meeting of the Opec Plus countries. Brent fell yesterday and today is recovering and is trading at $ 70.10 a barrel. Among the individual stocks, just above parity only Stellantis and Italgas, higher declines for Fineco Bank, -1.91% and StMicroelectronics, -3.78%.+ 67% from Friday: now it is at 31, on the levels of January 2021. Yesterday + 14%. Oil is also under observation. Today at 2 pm virtual meeting of the Opec Plus countries. Brent fell yesterday and today is recovering and is trading at $ 70.10 a barrel. Among the individual stocks, just above parity only Stellantis and Italgas, higher declines for Fineco Bank, -1.91% and StMicroelectronics, -3.78%.+ 67% from Friday: now it is at 31, on the levels of January 2021. Yesterday + 14%. Oil is also under observation. Today at 2 pm virtual meeting of the Opec Plus countries. Brent fell yesterday and today is recovering and is trading at $ 70.10 a barrel. Among the individual stocks, just above parity only Stellantis and Italgas, higher declines for Fineco Bank, -1.91% and StMicroelectronics, -3.78%.