The spread between Italian and
German 10-year bond yields, a gauge of Italy's borrowing costs
and of market confidence in the Italian economy, closed seven
points up on 197 points Thursday with a yield of 2.2%.
Earlier in the day it had edged above the 200-point mark.
The lower the spread is, the better it is for the Italian
economy and debt-servicing costs.
The spread rose above 200 points recently on EU populist
fears.
It has been nudged upwards this week by a split in Italy's
ruling centre-left Democratic Party.
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