(Alliance News) - The Mib is on the rise, hovering around 45,600 points on Monday, breaking a four-day losing streak thanks to an improved risk sentiment.
Meanwhile, investors are focused on the second round of nuclear talks between the USA and Iran, as well as negotiations – with Washington as a key mediator – aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, both scheduled for Tuesday.
On the domestic public accounts front, as reported Monday by the Bank of Italy, at the end of December 2025 public administration debt stood at EUR3,095.5 billion, up from the end of 2024 when it amounted to EUR2,966.9 billion. The average residual maturity of the debt – according to Palazzo Koch – remained in line with the end of 2024, at 7.9 years.
The Mib thus rises by 0.4% to 45,603.22 points.
Among European markets, London is up 0.2%, Frankfurt rises by 0.1%, while Paris is up 0.3%.
Among the minor indices, the Mid-Cap is up 0.2% to 59,552.24, the Small-Cap slips 0.1% to 36,382.84, while Italy Growth gains 0.2% to 8,703.02 points.
On the Mib, Enel is losing ground, down 2.1% at EUR9.10 per share, marking its third consecutive negative session if confirmed at the close.
Selling also hit A2A, down 2.1% at EUR2.40 per share, on track for its third straight session in the red.
Ferrari, meanwhile, slips 0.9% to EUR321.30 per share. Notably, Morgan Stanley has raised its target price to EUR357.00 from EUR355.00.
BPER Banca is performing well, pushing its price up by 1.8% to EUR11.74. On the stock, Evaluation.it Guerrini highlights that the model's results converge on a per-share value of about EUR12.1, which tends to rise/fall by EUR0.3 for every point decrease/increase in the cost income ratio.
UniCredit, on the other hand, is up 1.9% at EUR72.66 per share. Deutsche Bank has raised its price target to EUR77.00 from EUR64.00.
Leonardo is up 2.3%, leading the pack. Airbus and the Defense company have announced the start of the second phase of the European Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies project, a three-year program co-financed by the EU to foster the future capabilities of military helicopters. The initiative, supported by 12 EU member states, aims to develop the technologies needed for operations in highly contested environments.
On the Mid-Cap, Sanlorenzo is up 5.1%, marking its third consecutive positive session if confirmed at the close. The company announced Friday that 2025 closed with group net profit of EUR107.4 million, up 4.2% from EUR103.1 million in 2024. Net revenues from new yacht sales rose to EUR960.4 million, up 3.2% from EUR930.4 million the previous year.
Technogym is up 3.4%, following a 0.9% gain in the previous session.
Interpump retreats by 1.5% to EUR40.86 per share. Notably, Berenberg has cut its target price to EUR48.00 from EUR50.00.
The company announced Friday that it closed 2025 with consolidated net profit of EUR209.7 million, down 8.2% from EUR228.5 million in 2024. Revenues came in at EUR2.07 billion, down 0.4% from EUR2.08 billion in the previous year, while on an organic basis the decline was 0.7%.
Bringing up the rear is Mondadori Editore – at the bottom of the segment – down 2.7% at EUR1.99 per share, following three previous sessions in negative territory.
On the Small-Cap, Tesmec advances 3.5% to EUR0.2070, after a 1.0% decline in the previous session. The stock – which has not paid a dividend since 2016 – has seen its market cap rise almost 30% since the start of 2029.
A solid session also for Aeffe, which climbs 3.8% after a 2.8% decline in the previous session.
EuroGroup Laminations – in volatility auction – announced that the deal announced last summer between EMS Euro Management Services, the main shareholder of EuroGroup Laminations, and Ferrum Investment Ltd, a vehicle controlled by funds managed by FountainVest, has ended without result.
The parties have acknowledged the impossibility of satisfying one of the key suspensive conditions – Indian authorization regarding foreign direct investment – and have therefore terminated the agreements signed on July 28 of last year.
Antares Vision – down 0.4% at EUR5.03 – announced Friday that it closed 2025 with an acceleration in orders, but with slightly declining revenues and a downward revision of medium-term growth prospects. In 2025, orders rose 19% year-on-year and 21% at constant exchange rates, an improvement over the 9% growth in the first nine months. The increase is mainly attributable to Supply Chain Transparency, which saw a 137% jump thanks to the renewal of multi-year contracts. Net of SCT, the order book is essentially stable.
Among SMEs, Friends is up 6.1% at EUR1.39 per share, taking the top spot on the list.
FAE Technology is up 2.4% at EUR2.52 per share, rebounding after a losing streak and shortly after announcing it had secured orders worth EUR2 million.
Riba Mundo Tecnología – flat at EUR2.88 – announced Friday that 2025 revenues were EUR201.4 million, down from EUR480 million in 2024. The drop, over 50%, is attributed to the fire that hit the Valencia warehouse on January 25, 2025, causing operations to be halted for several months.
Ena, on the other hand, is down 4.7% after gaining 2.4% in the previous session, with the price around EUR0.82 per share.
In New York – with markets closed today for a holiday – on Friday evening the Dow Jones slipped 0.1%, the Nasdaq lost 0.2%, while the S&P 500 closed up 0.1%.
In Asia, where the Chinese stock exchange was also closed for a holiday, the Nikkei slipped 0.2%, while the Hang Seng closed up 0.5%.
On the currency front, the euro is trading at USD1.1864 from USD1.1868 at Friday's European stock close, while the pound is trading at USD1.3647 from USD1.3624 Friday evening.
Among commodities, Brent crude trades at USD67.61 a barrel from USD67.53 a barrel Friday evening, while gold is valued at USD5,029.80 an ounce from USD5,019.46 an ounce Friday evening.
On Monday's economic calendar, at 1430 CET attention turns to Canadian consumer price data.
Regarding auctions, France will hold sovereign bond auctions at 1500 CET for three, six, and 12-month maturities.
By Maurizio Carta, Alliance News Reporter
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