FINANCE: MARKETS, UNIPOL, SAIPEM, BANKS AND FTSE MIB UP

Milan – The Milan Bourse was up during the first part of the morning with the FTSE MIB gaining +0,29% to 20,628 points. The All-Share rose 0.25%. Unipol was prominent among the blue chips (+2.97% to 0.71 euros), after yesterday evening’s announcement of the terms for a capital hike. The banks were also looking buoyant, with Monte dei Paschi up +0.03%, Intesa San Paolo up +1.19% and BPM up +1.33%. .