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Stocks in Italy climbed during early trading Friday, as the FTSE MIB Index increased 1.1% to 44187.93.
Among local companies with a market cap of at least 10 billion euros ($11.58 billion), Mediobanca is the biggest leader this morning, gaining 3.0%, and Monte dei Paschi di Siena rose 2.8%. Moncler rounds out the top three movers, as shares increased 2.2%.
ENI is the biggest early laggard, falling 1.2%, followed by shares of Leonardo, which slipped 0.4%.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index added 0.1% to 95.98. The euro strengthened 0.1% against the dollar to $1.16.
In the bond markets, the 10-year Italian government bond yield declined 2.04 basis points to 3.756%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 20, 2026 04:26 ET (08:26 GMT)
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