Prysmian could record significant changes at the start of the day. Saipem should also be monitored. Negative start to the week for the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The major Italian Stock Exchange indices and the main European financial markets should begin the first session of the week with fractional progress.
THE main US stock indexes they recorded declines in the order of 1-2% in the last session of the week. The Dow Jones lost 1.24% to 37,983 points, while the S&P500 suffered a decline of 1.46% to 5,123 points. A minus also for the Nasdaq (-1.62% to 16,175 points).
Negative start to the week for Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Nikkei index recorded a decline of 0.74% to 39,233 points, the highest of the day (minimum of 38,821 points) and a maximum of 39,775 points.
The bitcoin it came close to 66,500 dollars (over 62,000 euros).
The Btp-Bund spread it is confirmed at 135 points, with the yield on the 10-year BTP falling below 3.75%.
L’EUR it fell to $1.065.
Prysmian could record significant changes at the start of the day. The company announced that it has entered into a merger agreement under which it will acquire Encore Wire (a company listed on Nasdaq and active in the production of a wide range of copper and aluminum electrical cables for energy production and distribution). Prysmian offered 290 dollars per share, a price that values Encore Wire at around 3.9 billion euros.
Also to be monitored Saipem. The company announced that it has obtained authorization from ExxonMobil Guyana and its partners in the Stabroek block to proceed with the execution of the Whiptail oil field development project, located offshore Guyana. The value of the contract is between $750 million and $1.5 billion.
