Milan stock exchange makes big gains (2)

(ANSA) - Milan, February 15 - The Milan stock exchange made big gains on Monday with the FTSE Mib index up 4.07% at 17.184 points after just over three hours of trading.
    Bank-financial services stocks led the way with MPS up 9.1%, followed by Banco Popolare (8.98%), BPER (7.93%) and UniCredit (6.93%). The spread between Italy's 10-year BTP bond and the German equivalent was steady at just under 133 basis points.