FTSE MIB Flat as Markets Brace for Fed Cut

2025-12-08 17:12 By Isabela Couto 1 min. read

The FTSE MIB was flat on Monday in a muted session as investors stayed cautious ahead of a widely expected 25 bp Fed rate cut this week.

A pause would shock markets, shifting attention to potential dissents among increasingly divided policymakers.

Focus also turned to the ECB, with markets now assigning a small chance of a hike next year, after ECB hawk Isabel Schnabel said the next move could be an increase rather than a cut.

Italian financials gained, led by MPS (+4.36%) after a report that Consob found no evidence of a secret pact among its top shareholders to seize control of Mediobanca (+1.7%).

UniCredit and Intesa Sanpaolo rose 0.2%, while BPM added 2% and Unipol 1%.

Leonardo gained 2.1% amid the lack of progress on a Ukraine–Russia peace plan.

On the downside, autos fell, with Ferrari down 3.5% after a Morgan Stanley downgrade and Stellantis down 1.3%.

Utilities also slipped, including Enel (-0.1%), Snam (-1.1%) and Terna (-0.6%).



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