The spread between Italy's 10-year BTP bond and the German Bund closed on 301.6 basis points on Friday. The spread, which had hit 340 points - the highest level since March 2013 - at one stage on Friday, closed at 327 points on Thursday. The yield on the BTP was 3.47%.
The Milan stock exchange was virtually flat, with the FTSE Mib index down 0.04% on 19,080 points.
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