(Alliance News) - On Thursday, major European stock markets continue to trade mixed, with the Mib recovering its losses and standing at the parity threshold while the FTSE 100 remains the only marketplace in the black.

Thus, the FTSE Mib is on the parity threshold at 28,481.76, the Mid-Cap gives up 0.5 percent to 40,873.63, the Small-Cap is in the red by 0.2 percent to 26,609.61, while Italy Growth is in the red by 0.1 percent to 8,660.36.

In Europe, Paris' CAC 40 is in the red by 0.1 percent, as is Frankfurt's DAX 40, while London's FTSE 100 is in the green by 0.7 percent.

In Piazza Affari, Hera takes the top spot and rises 2.0 percent, trailing the energy sector with A2A in the green by 1.3 percent and Enel up 1.0 percent to close the podium.

Iveco Group - in the green by 0.4% - announced Wednesday that Anna Tanganelli will assume the role of chief financial officer effective Dec. 1, succeeding Francesco Tanzi who served as CFO during Iveco Group's spin-off and its first year and a half as an independent company.

Tanganelli will leave his post at Iren, which is in the green by 2.5 percent on the Mid, which has let it be known that Giovanni Gazza will be the company's new chief financial officer as of Dec. 1.

The rest of the Agnelli Galaxy trades mixed, with Stellantis in the red 0.8 percent, CNH Industrial in fractional green, and Ferrari down 0.1 percent.

On the Mid-Cap, Webuild - in the red by 0.8 percent - on Thursday reported growth in Australia, the group's first non-domestic market, with EUR7.3 billion worth of orders won and being finalized in the country in the first eight months of 2023, bringing the group's work portfolio in Australia to EUR13.3 billion.

On this basis, Webuild reaches EUR21 billion worth of orders acquired and being finalized in the first eight months of 2023, pushing the group's work portfolio to a potential of more than EUR68 billion.

Salcef Group is flat at EUR22.85 per share. It reported Wednesday morning that group companies recently signed contracts totaling EUR105 million with domestic clients.

El.En. gives up 2.3 percent after announcing Tuesday evening that it reported consolidated sales of EUR345.6 million as of June 30, up 6.0 percent from EUR326.9 million as of June 30, 2022. Group net income is EUR25.8 million down 9.3% from EUR28.4 million in the first half of 2022.

Tamburi Investment Partners rises 1.2 percent after reporting a pro forma half-year profit at the consolidated level of EUR64.7 million up sharply from EUR24.2 million in the same period last year.

Maire Tecnimont -- in the red by 6.3 percent -- announced Tuesday that its board of directors has approved the issuance of a fixed-rate, unrated Senior Unsecured Sustainability-Linked Non-Convertible Bond for a minimum of EUR120 million and a maximum of EUR200 million.

Seco is in the red by 2.0 percent after half-year results that showed a profit of EUR10.0 million up from EUR6.8 million in the same period last year.

Adjusted net income rises to EUR12.6 million from EUR8.6 million, an increase of more than 46 percent.

Brembo is down 0.5 percent. SGL Carbon and Brembo have agreed to expand the production capacity of the Brembo SGL Carbon Ceramic Brakes joint venture, a statement announced Tuesday.

The two companies, together with BSCCB itself, have defined the project that will lead the JV to invest about EUR150 million until 2027 to expand production activities by more than 70 percent at its sites in Meitingen, Germany, and Stezzano, Italy.

On the Small-Cap, Mondo TV -- in the red by 3.7 percent -- reported that it closed the first half of the year with a net loss attributable to the group of about EUR1.2 million compared to a profit of about EUR4.3 million in the first half of 2022, and compared to a loss of about EUR69 million as of December 31, 2022.

Value of production is about EUR4.6 million, down 76 percent from EUR19.1 million in the first half of 2022 as a result, mainly, of lower sales already included in the new business plan and the exit of Mondo TV Studios from the scope.

SAES Getters is down 0.3 percent. The company reported half-year consolidated revenues of EUR122.3 million, up 1.7 percent from EUR120.2 million in the first half of 2022.

Consolidated gross industrial profit stood at EUR53.5 million, up 0.5% from EUR53.2 million as of June 30, 2022

In addition, the company received a favorable opinion from the Federal Trade Commission on the transaction to sell the Nitinol business for medical applications to the U.S. company Resonetics.

The board of directors of Caleffi -- in the red by 2.8 percent -- on Wednesday reported that the company in the first half of the year reported a profit of EUR200,000 from EUR700,000 related to the same period in 2022.

As of June 30, turnover stood at EUR27.1 million from EUR25.3 million a year earlier.

Among SMEs, Franchetti - in the red by 0.5 percent - reported a first-half net profit of EUR171,268 from EUR148,690 in the same period last year.

Sales revenues as of June 30 amounted to EUR2.2 million from EUR1.4 million, up 55% a year earlier.

Finance.tech gives up 1.3 percent. The company on Tuesday approved its half-year report for the six months ended June 30, showing a strong growth trend, with net income rising to triple digits of EUR804,464 from EUR330,588 in the first half of 2022.

In Asia, the Nikkei gave up 0.2 percent to 32,706.52, the Hang Seng closed in the green by 0.2 percent 18,047.92, and the Shanghai Composite picked up 0.1 percent to 3,126.55.

In New York on Wednesday, the Dow Jones closed in the red 0.2 percent at 34,575.53, the S&P finished up 0.1 percent at 4,467.44, while the Nasdaq closed in the green 0.3 percent at 13,813.59.

Among currencies, the euro changed hands at USD1.0730 against USD1.0743 in Wednesday's European equities close, while the pound was instead worth USD1.2485 from USD1.2499 on Wednesdayevening.

Among commodities, Brent crude is worth USD92.39 per barrel versus USD92.14 per barrel at Wednesday's close. Gold, on the other hand, trades at USD1,927.75 an ounce from USD1,935.05 an ounce Wednesday evening.

On Thursday's economic calendar at 1415 CEST it is the ECB's turn with monetary policy statements and interest rate decisions. At 1430 CEST there will be a press conference.

Overseas, at 1430 CEST there is data on unemployment claims from the US, the producer price index and retail sales.

By Claudia Cavaliere, Alliance News reporter

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