Dragged down by the financial
sector, the Milan bourse closed 2.2% down Monday with the
bellwether FTSE-MIB index falling to 18,693 points. UniCredit
led the fall by dropping 6.8% on the first day of its
13-billion-euro capital call. Stocks were hit Monday by French
rightist leader Marine Le Pen's threat to leave the euro.
European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi warned against US
President Donald Trump's much-trumpeted protectionism and
dismantling financial rules put in place after the 2008
financial crisis.
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