European stocks rise: markets are betting on a more accommodating Fed

European stock markets were positive at the end together with US stock markets, favored by the lower-than-estimated data on new American jobs. An apparently negative circumstance, which however will lead the Fed to be more accommodating on rates. London rose by 0.3%, Madrid by 0.35%, Milan by 0.4%, Paris by 0.75% and Frankfurt by 1.15%. Tension on government bond yields decreases with the spread between German BTPs and Bunds falling to 114.8 points and the Italian yield losing 9 points to 4.6%. The German one fell by 5.8 points to 3.45% and the French one by 6.8 points to 4.84%, with a spread of 140.5 points.

Brent stands at 100 dollars (-1.4% to 100.9 dollars per barrel), while gas accelerates (+1.5% to 75.04 euros per MWh).

Slight increase for gold (+0.16% to 4,182.64 dollars per ounce), the dollar falling to almost 1.13 against the euro and above 1.32 against the pound.

The semiconductor sector is in the spotlight with Infineon (+8.2%), STM (+6.25%) and Technoprobe (+5.93%). Oil companies Repsol (-2.6%), TotalEnergies (-0.3%), BP (+0.2%), Shell (+0.65%) and Eni (+0.85%) contrasted. Banks Bper (-1.58%), Unicredit (-1.33%), Intesa (-1%) and Credit Agricole (-0.95%) and Commerzbank (-0.7%) were weak.