FTSE MIB Extends Losses
2026-09-09 07:59
By
Kyrie Dichosa
1 min. read
The FTSE MIB fell to around 51,900 on Wednesday, extending losses from the previous session and hitting a one-week low, as rising oil prices continued to weigh on markets.
Brent crude surged to $100 per barrel as US-Iran tensions intensified, raising inflation concerns and increasing pressure on central banks to maintain or further tighten restrictive monetary policy.
Financial stocks were among the worst performers, with notable declines in UniCredit (-2%), Banca Mediolanum (-2.1%), Intesa Sanpaolo (-0.9%), BPER Banca (-1.4%), and Unipol Gruppo (-1.2%).
Shares of Monte dei Paschi (-0.6%) also came under pressure as documents for its bids for Banca Generali and Banco BPM are set to be submitted to market watchdog Consob between Wednesday and Thursday.
On the flipside, oil major Eni rose more than 1%, while auto stocks Ferrari and Stellantis gained 1.9% and 0.7%, respectively.