The spread between Italy's
10-year BTP bond and the German Bund dropped to 233 basis points
at the opening of trading on Monday before climbing back up to
236.
The spread closed on 238 points on Friday, having soared by
around 30 points after the Italian government was plunged into
crisis.
It was a similar story with the stock market
The Milan stock exchange's FTSE Mib index climbed 0.6% after
the opening of business, but the gains were soon reversed and
the index was flat by late morning.
The bourse suffered big losses last week.
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