(ANSA) - Rome, May 25 - The spread between Italy's 10-year
BTP bond crossed the 200-basis-points mark in early trading on
Friday, climbing to 201.2 - the highest since June 2017.
The yield on the BTP was up to 2.46%.
The spread, an important measure of investor confidence, has
been on the rise as the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S)
and the anti-migrant, Euroskeptic League close in on a forming a
new government.
It closed on 191 points on Thursday.
The Milan stock exchange's FTSE Mib index shed 0.35%,
dropping to 22,682 points, in early trading Friday.
Spread crosses 200-points threshold
Spread reaches highest level since June 2017