Mixed European Markets, Enel Leads Gains After Strategic Plan

(Alliance News) - On Monday, major European stock exchanges are trading in negative territory except for the Mib, as markets closely assess the impact of the Supreme Court ruling on US tariffs and developments in the Middle East between Washington and Tehran.

The Mib is up 0.4% at 46,651.78 points, the Mid-Cap is down 0.2% at 59,830.20, the Small-Cap is up 0.1% at 36,010.56, and the Italy Growth is down 0.1% at 8,743.80.

The other exchanges are negative: the FTSE 100 down 0.2%, the CAC 40 down 0.2%, and the DAX 40 down 0.5%.

In Milan, Enel – up 4.0% at EUR9.444 – unveiled its 2026-2028 strategic plan, which foresees total gross investments of around EUR53 billion, an increase of about EUR10 billion compared to the previous plan, with the aim of accelerating growth in the most dynamic geographies.

The Italian Competition Authority has accepted the commitments of FiberCop and Telecom Italia – up 0.2% – and has therefore closed the investigation into the Master Service Agreement signed between the two companies following the network sale that took place in July 2024.

For Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena – up 0.1% – it was a busy weekend, with the task of selecting twenty candidates for the board of directors list to be submitted by March 5.

Among the leading names are Corrado Passera, former CEO of Intesa and Poste, Fabrizio Palermo, CEO of Acea and former head of Cdp, former Unicredit manager Carlo Vivaldi, now on the board of Banca Mediolanum, and current Luiss Rector Paolo Boccardelli.

DiaSorin is up 0.9%, while STMicroelectronics and Stellantis close the basket with losses of 1.6% and 1.0%, respectively. Only Prysmian fares worse, down 1.7% at EUR95.80 per share.

Nexi also opened trading well, moving up 1.7% at EUR3.282 per share.

On the Mid-Cap, Philogen remains among the top performers with gains of 2.3% at EUR21.90 per share.

BFF Bank, which saw its rating and outlook cut by Morningstar, is up 6.4% at EUR3.54 per share.

Safilo Group, which acquired an additional 5% of Inspecs Group, investing GBP4.3 million and reaching 29.99%, records a 3.3% increase at the open at EUR2.025 per share.

Technoprobe marks a negative balance of 2.0%, followed by Sesa down 1.2%.

On the Small-Cap, Dexelance reported it closed 2025 – according to preliminary estimates – with revenues up 15% to EUR370 million, also thanks to the acquisition of Mohd. The stock is up 5.9% at EUR3.050 per share.

Alantra confirmed its 'hold' recommendation and target price at EUR0.90 on Eurotech – flat at EUR0.838 – considering the turnaround and the drive to improve performance.

OPS Retail – flat at EUR0.0166 – reported that Fortezza Capital intends to acquire the leasing debt on the property owned by subsidiary Dmedia Group, amounting to EUR500,000.

Softlab, on the other hand, acquired Synthesis business units for EUR1.5 million to strengthen its presence in high value-added IT contracts, as well as to open a new market in facility management. The stock is down 2.5%.

Aeffe, at the bottom, falls 7.7%.

Among SMEs, Eles – with no trades – reviewed preliminary consolidated data as of December 31, 2025, with consolidated revenues at around EUR36.2 million, a slight increase from EUR35.7 million as of December 31, 2024, up about 1%.

Espe – up 2.0% – has been awarded "Lot 2" of the tender called by Autostrada Brescia Verona Vicenza Padova, relating to the implementation of solutions for environmental sustainability and energy redevelopment along the A4 motorway, for a total of EUR10.00 million.

Esautomotion has approved the consolidated accounts for the year ended December 31, with group revenues of EUR29.6 million, marking an 8.9% increase over 2024. The stock is up 3.0%.

Ubaldi Costruzioni soars with a 14% gain to EUR4.40, while UCapital drops 6.3% to EUR0.262 per share.

In New York on Friday, the Dow Jones gained 0.5%, the S&P 500 advanced 0.7%, while the Nasdaq rose 0.9%.

Among Asian markets, the Hang Seng closed up 2.4%, the Tokyo Stock Exchange was closed for the Emperor's Birthday, and the Chinese market remained closed for the New Year.

On the currency front, the euro is trading at USD1.1815 from USD1.1777 at Friday's European stock close, while the pound is trading at USD1.3516 from USD1.3490 on Friday evening.

Among commodities, Brent is trading at USD70.86 per barrel from USD71.38 per barrel on Friday evening, while gold is valued at USD5,131.46 an ounce from USD5,063.80 an ounce on Friday evening.

Among the main events on Monday's economic calendar, from the USA, at 1500 CET, focus will be on factory orders and durable goods data.

Among companies, results are expected from Green Oleo, Matica Fintec, and Yakkyo.

By Michele Cirulli, Alliance News Reporter

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