(Alliance News) – European stock markets are expected to rise on Tuesday, according to IG futures, with Frankfurt expected to be the strongest market in Europe after losses in the previous session.

The agreement between the EU and the US has sparked strong criticism in Europe, particularly in France, where Prime Minister François Bayrou called it a “submission” and a “dark day.”

In Germany, Chancellor Friedrich Merz, initially in favor, later admitted that there would be serious repercussions for industry, calling the agreement “unsatisfactory,” while businesses denounced it as a “catastrophe.”

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni had her first meeting with von der Leyen after the agreement on tariffs with Trump. While considering the 15% tariff “sustainable,” she asked for guarantees for strategic sectors such as agri-food, automotive, and pharmaceuticals.

The FTSE Mib is up 0.4% or 177.5 points after closing Monday up 0.1% at 40,732.34.

In Europe, the FTSE 100 in London is up 0.3% or 29.6 points, the CAC 40 in Paris is up 0.5% or 41.5 points, and the DAX 40 in Frankfurt is expected to rise 0.6% or 136.2 points.

Among the smaller indices, the Mid-Cap ended yesterday evening fractionally down at 55,108.83, the Small-Cap rose 0.7% to 32,714.39, while the Italy Growth advanced 0.4% to 8,380.01.

Returning to Milan, on the Piazza Affari’s highest capitalization index, STMicroelectronics raised its head after recent double-digit declines, ending the session up 2.7%.

There were good purchases in the banking sector, with BPER Banca rising 2.1% after S&P Global Ratings confirmed its long- and short-term credit ratings of “BBB/A-2” with a positive outlook.

Banco BPM followed, up 1.7%. While the road ahead for Crédit Agricole, BPM’s largest shareholder, seems clear, the European Commission is investigating UniCredit’s withdrawal from the public exchange offer and the role played by the Italian government’s Golden Power. UniCredit shares ended up 0.7% at EUR61.68 per share, after hitting a 52-week high of EUR62.82.

Intesa Sanpaolo also hit a new high, closing up 0.5% at EUR5.085, after reaching EUR5.145 per share.

Snam ended up 0.2%. The European Investment Bank announced on Monday that it had approved a new loan of up to EUR264 million for Snam, with the aim of facilitating the integration of biomethane production plants into Italy’s energy infrastructure and promoting the transition to a more sustainable and diversified energy system.

Leonardo saw sales decline, closing down 2.9% for its third consecutive session in the red.

Among the losers, Stellantis and Iveco Group fell 2.7% and 3.8%, respectively.

On the Mid-Cap, NewPrinces performed well, closing up 9.3% and recovering most of Friday’s losses.

Fincantieri, down 2.4%, announced on Monday that it had successfully completed the placement and disbursement of a medium-long term senior unsecured loan, “Schuldschein.”

The loan, governed by German law, was signed by 16 national and international banks and financial institutions and provides for tranches maturing in three years (July 2028) and five years (July 2030) for a total amount of EUR 395 million.

MFE shares closed lower on the second tier of the stock market following the decision to raise the offer for German broadcaster ProsiebenSat1, which is instead flying high in Frankfurt. And, for the first time, the Bavarian broadcaster’s management has opened up to Mediaset, after having sided with PPF’s offer.

Class A shares ended down 6.0%, while Class B shares fell 2.3%.

On the Small-Cap market, EuroGroup Laminations ended up 53% at EUR3.556 per share. The company is heading for delisting from the Italian stock exchange after it was announced on Monday that the majority shareholder, EMS, had signed an agreement with Ferrum Investment, a vehicle managed by FountainVest, for the sale of 45.7% of the capital at EUR3.85 per share, for a total value of EUR295 million.

Bestbe Holding also saw double-digit growth, closing up 33%.

Piquadro, up 1.9%, announced that Marco Palmieri has been confirmed as chairman of the board.

Sogefi – up 2.7% – announced that it closed the first half of the year with net income from continuing operations of EUR 19.8 million, up from EUR 10.8 million as of June 30, 2024.

Revenues for the six months amounted to EUR 508.6 million, compared to EUR 524.1 million in 2024.

Tessellis ended the day at the bottom of the list with a loss of 7.1%. GSA Capital Partners raised its short position on the stock to 1.00% from 0.91% previously.

Among SMEs, Next Geosolutions Europe performed well, closing up 3.2% with the highest trading value. The company announced the signing of a five-year framework agreement with TotalEnergies for the provision of offshore survey services.

Mare Engineering Group, up 6.5%, announced that it had acquired significant new orders from leading operators in the aerospace and defense sector, reaching EUR 17 million since the beginning of the year. In particular, the new orders awarded, for a total amount of EUR 5.0 million, will be fulfilled over a period of 12 months.

Poligrafici Printing – flat at EUR0.41 – announced on Monday that the board had approved the half-yearly financial report as of June 30, recording a net profit of EUR800,000, up from EUR700,000 in the same period of 2024.

Consolidated revenues amounted to EUR 10.5 million, up from EUR 10.4 million, with revenues from polygraphic printing up 2.3%.

RedFish – up 3.8% – announced its half-year results as of June 30, with consolidated revenues of EUR 34.4 million, up 72% compared to EUR 20.0 million recorded in the same period of 2024.

At the bottom of the alternative stock market, Officina Stellare lost 5.4%.

In New York on Monday evening, the Dow closed down 0.1%, the Nasdaq ended up 0.3%, while the S&P 500 ended fractionally higher.

In Asia, the Nikkei is down 0.9%, the Shanghai Composite is up 0.2%, while the Hang Seng is down 0.8%.

On the currency front, the euro is trading at USD 1.1583 from USD 1.1612 at Monday’s close, while the pound is trading at USD 1.3352 from USD 1.3394 on Monday evening.

Among commodities, Brent crude is trading at USD 69.36 per barrel, up from USD 69.07 at the previous close, while gold is worth USD 3,373.60 per ounce, up from USD 3,371.81 on Monday evening.

Tuesday’s macroeconomic calendar includes GDP data from Spain at 0900 CEST, while Italy’s non-EU trade balance will be released at 1000 CEST.

At 12:00 CEST, data on job seekers will be released in France.

In the afternoon, at 2:00 p.m. CEST, Spain will publish its consumer confidence index.

In the US, at 2:30 p.m. CEST, data on the trade balance in goods and retail inventories excluding cars will be released. This will be followed at 3:00 p.m. CEST by the house price index and the composite HPI index.

At 4:00 p.m. CEST, investors will look to the consumer confidence report and JOLTS new job data. The day will end at 10:30 p.m. CEST with the release of weekly oil inventories.

Among the companies listed on the Italian stock exchange, results are expected from Amplifon, Banca Generali, Brembo Cementir Holding, Inwit, Piaggio & C, and Terna, among others.

By Antonio Di Giorgio, Alliance News reporter

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