FTSE MIB Posts First Weekly Loss in Three Weeks
2026-06-26 16:21
By
Larissa Caser
1 min. read
The FTSE MIB fell 1% to close at 51,265 on Friday, pressured by AI-related stocks and energy companies.
Energy engineering firm Saipem led the declines, dropping 5% as crude prices extended their retreat, while Eni (-1.3%) and A2A (-0.7%) also came under pressure.
STMicroelectronics slid 4.8% as investors renewed concerns that debt-funded AI investments may shift market focus from growth expectations to monetization, dragging Prysmian down 3.5%.
Banks also weakened, led by FinecoBank (-2.3%), Banca Mediolanum (-2%), Banco BPM (-1.8%), UniCredit (-1.4%), Intesa Sanpaolo (-1.3%), and BPER Banca (-1.2%), with UniCredit warning that elevated market volatility is likely to persist through the summer.
On the upside, defense-related stocks rebounded after recent losses, with Leonardo rising 0.3% and Avio gaining 0.8%.
Ferrari led the gainers with a 3.1% advance, followed by DiaSorin (+2.9%) and Italgas (+1.4%).
For the week, the benchmark index recorded its first weekly loss in three weeks.