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Stocks in Italy fell Friday, as the FTSE MIB Index dropped 2.0% to 42840.90.
Among local companies with a market cap of at least 10 billion euros ($11.56 billion), Leonardo was the biggest laggard, falling 4.1%, followed by shares of UniCredit, which dropped 3.8%. Shares of Enel dropped 3.2%.
Monte dei Paschi di Siena was the biggest leader during the session, adding 1.4%, and Mediobanca rose 1.1%. Moncler rounded out the top three movers, as shares climbed 0.7%.
In other parts of Europe, indexes fell, with the FTSE 100 Index declining 1.4% and the STOXX Europe 600 Index dropping 1.8% from the previous close.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index increased 0.4% to 96.32. The euro strengthened 0.2% against the dollar to $1.16.
In the bond markets, the 10-year Italian government bond yield increased 18.54 basis points to 3.961%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 20, 2026 13:06 ET (17:06 GMT)
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