(ANSA) - Milan, May 24 - The Milan stock exchange's FTSE Mib
index was up 0.9% at the middle of morning trading on Thursday,
while the spread between Italy's 10-year BTP bond and the German
Bund dropped over 10 basis points to 177.
The financial markets were in a positive mood after Giuseppe
Conte, the pick of the 5-Star Movement and the League to head
the next Italian government, got a premier mandate from
President Sergio Mattarella on Wednesday.
Milan bourse rises, spread falls (2)
Markets positive after Conte gets premier mandate