< p> (Alliance News) - Piazza Affari remains down in the middle of Friday's session, grappling with macroeconomic and quarterly data from companies that are affecting the decisions of traders who have disposed of the central bank decisions of the past few days. < br />< br /> On the macro front, according to data released Friday by the European Commission, in July, the economic sentiment indicator continued to decline in both the EU, at 93.6 points, and the Eurozone, at 94.5 points. < br />< br /> While the decline in the ESI è was milder than in the previous two months, the employment expectations indicator è fell more markedly, by 1.8 points in both areas: to 102.4 in the EU and 103.0 in the Eurozone. < br />< br /> Così, the FTSE Mib è down 0.3 percent to 29,498.87, the Mid-Cap drops 0.2 percent to 42,680.33, the Small-Cap è in the red 0.1 percent to 26,972.56 and Italy Growth è just above par at 9,087.25. < br />< br /> In Europe, London's FTSE 100 è up 0.2 percent to 7,709.45, Paris' CAC 40 è down 0.5 percent to 7,431.34 while Frankfurt's DAX è already up 0.2 percent to 16,380.75. < br />< br /> On the most highly capitalized list of Piazza Affari, Azimut Holding takes the top spot and rises 3.7 percent. The company announced on Thursday that in the first half of the year it achieved total revenues of EUR643 million compared to EUR668 million in the first half of 2022. < br />< br /> Operating profit amounted to EUR286 million from EUR279 million in the same period of 2022. Adjusted net income è amounted to EUR231 million from EUR202 million in the first half of the previous year. < br />< br /> The second best è Banca Generali, which also presented half-year results and rose 2.5 percent. The bank reported a net profit of EUR175.1 million, which compares with EUR131.3 million for the same period in 2022. < br />< br /> The net interest income è amounted to EUR151.5 million from EUR51.8 million in the same period of 2022. < br />< br /> Eni slows down and rises 0.2 percent. The company reported on Friday that it closed the first half of the year with a sharp year-on-year decline in net income despite a slight increase in hydrocarbon production. < br />< br /> The six-legged dog's net income è fell 64 percent in the first half, to EUR2.68 billion from EUR7.40 billion in the first half of 2022, while, in the second quarter alone, the decline è was even sharper, to EUR294 million from EUR3.82 billion. < br />< br /> Severe decline also for adjusted profit, already at EUR4.84 billion from EUR7.08 billion in the first half and EUR1.94 billion from EUR3.81 billion in the quarter. Adjusted net income è obtained by excluding from reported net income special items and inventory gain or loss as well as, in determining the net income of business segments, financial expenses or income related to net financial debt. < br />< br /> On the other hand, STMicrolectronics closed the listing with a 3.6 percent decline. The company on Thursday presented financial results for the second quarter ended July 1, reporting net revenues of USD4.33 billion from USD3.84 billion in the same period of 2022. Net income for the period amounted to USD1.00 billion which compares to USD867 million in the second quarter of 2022. Net income per share, after dilution, increased to USD1.06 from USD0.92 in the same period of 2022. < br />< br /> It also hurt Pirelli & C - in the red by 0.5 percent - which on Thursday approved its June 30 results, which closed with a profit of EUR242.6 million, up 4.1 percent from EUR233.0 million in the corresponding period of 2022. < br />< br /> Revenues amounted to EUR3.43 billion, up 7.5 percent compared to the first half of 2022 due to improved price/mix. "Organic revenue growth è was 10%," the company wrote in the note. < br />< br /> On the Mid-Cap, Webuild--declining 0.3 percent--reported Friday that revenues and profitability were up in the first half of the year but widened its loss, despite a record construction portfolio. < br />< br /> Revenues rose to EUR4.54 billion in the first half of the year from EUR3.84 billion in the same period last year. The construction portfolio as of June 30, 2023 has reached record levels, standing at more than EUR51 billion, and covers 100 percent of target revenues to 2025. This allows the group to meet future challenges in an advantageous position, thanks in part to the excellent balance in low-risk geographies such as Italy, Central and Northern European countries, the U.S., and Australia, which make up about 78 percent of the backlog. < br />< br /> Brembo--in the red by 2.1 percent--reported on Thursday that it closed the first half of the year with sales up 12 percent year-on-year to EUR1.95 billion from EUR1.75 billion in the same period last year. < br />< br /> Cementir Holding rises 0.8 percent after announcing Thursday that in the first six months of the year it reported group net income of EUR90.3 million, up 36 percent from EUR66.6 million as of June 30, 2022. < br />< br /> Revenues stood at EUR840.7 million from EUR831.6 million in the first half of last year. < br />< br /> On Small-Cap, the board of Geox -- down 1.4 percent -- on Thursday announced that it had approved consolidated results as of June 30, which closed with a loss of EUR9.6 million, compared with a loss of EUR19.6 million in the first half of 2022. < br />< br /> Consolidated revenues for the first half of the year stood at EUR353.6 million, up 3.8 percent from the previous year, "mainly due to the good performance of the multi-brand channel, which è increased by 10 percent." < br />< br /> Fiera Milano -- already up 1.2 percent -- announced Wednesday that it had approved its results as of June 30, having reported a net profit of EUR25.7 million from EUR5.3 million in the same period last year. In the first half, consolidated revenues amounted to EUR132.2 million from EUR116.2 million as of June 30, 2022. < br />< br /> Among SMEs, Relatech è in parity after reporting Thursday that it closed the first half of the year with revenues up 89 percent year-on-year to EUR48 million from EUR25.4 million in the same period last year. The share of recurring revenues stood at about EUR18 million, up 112% from EUR8.6 million as of June 30, 2022, and è accounted for 38% of revenues from consolidated sales. Revenues to foreign countries are EUR13 million approximately, up 58% from the same period last year. < br />< br /> The board of directors of Marzocchi Pompe--up 5.3--approved preliminary consolidated figures for the first half of the year on Wednesday, reporting consolidated net revenues of EUR26.6 million, up 4.4 percent from the first half of 2022, when they were EUR25.5 million, and up nearly 16 percent from the second half of last year. < br />< br /> In Asia, the Nikkei closed in the red 0.4 percent to 32,759.23, the Hang Seng gained 1.4 percent to 19,916.56 while the Shanghai Composite closed up 1.8 percent to 3,275.93. < br />< br /> In New York on Thursday, the Dow Jones closed down 0.7 percent at 35,282.72, the S&P gave up 0.6 percent to 4,537.41, as did the Nasdaq at 14,050.11. < br />< br /> Between currencies, the euro changed hands at USD1.0962 against USD1.0994 on Thursday in closing European equities while the pound was instead worth USD1.2814 from USD1.2866 on Thursday evening. < br />< br /> Between commodities, Brent crude is worth USD83.97 per barrel compared to USD84.12 per barrel at Thursdayì closing. Gold, on the other hand, trades at USD1,948.84 an ounce from USD1,948.90 an ounce on Thursday evening. < br />< br /> In Friday's macroeconomic calendar, at 1430 CEST, è the US PCE data is expected while, in the evening, it will be the turn, as usual, of the COT Report. < br />< br /> By Giuseppe Fabio Ciccomascolo, Alliance News senior reporter < br />< br /> Comments and questions to redazione@alliancenews.com < br />< br /> Copyright 2023 Alliance News IS Italian Service Ltd. All rights reserved. < /p>