(Alliance News) - Piazza Affari closed in the black on Friday along with other European stock markets, ending a week of recovery after a fortnight of turmoil in the banking sector that had sunk stock markets.

In the U.S., meanwhile, core PCE - the Fed's preferred indicator - slowed to 4.6 percent from 4.7 percent previously, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported this afternoon.

"Markets look set to end the quarter on a very solid note. The lower PCE figure in the U.S. was just what was needed and gave investors reasons to take a rosier view of the outlook as they scrutinize the second quarter. Having made it through the week without any more bank failures will increase hopes that the March crisis is behind us," commented Chris Beauchamp, chief market analyst at IG.

Thus, the Mib closed in the green by 0.3 percent at 27,113.95.

Among the smaller lists, the Mid-Cap is in the green by 0.3 percent to 43,708.75, the Small-Cap ends fractionally in the red at 30,007.79, and Italy Growth gives up 0.2 percent to 9,385.14.

In Europe, Paris' CAC 40 advances 1.0 percent, London's FTSE 100 closes up 0.2 percent and Frankfurt's DAX 40 finishes in the green by 0.8 percent.

On the predominantly bullish main list of Piazza Affari, FinecoBank, Banco BPM, DiaSorin, Recordati and BPER Banca finish at the tail end, giving up between 1.9% and 0.7%. Also hurting are Leonardo - in the red by 0.5 percent, Iveco Group and Unipol, which retreat 0.5 percent and 0.6 percent.

Terna also gives up 0.6 percent. The company announced Thursday that it had signed contracts with the European Investment Bank for the second and third tranches of the EUR1.9 billion financing for the Tyrrhenian Link, the undersea electricity link that will unite the Italian peninsula with Sicily and the latter with Sardinia.

At the other end of the list, Nexi, ERG and Moncler close in the green by 2.7 percent, 2.2 percent and 1.8 percent, respectively.

On the Mid-Cap, Buzzi Unicem ends at the bottom with a 1.8 percent decline. On Wednesday, the board met to approve the statutory and consolidated financial statements for the year ended Dec. 31, 2022, in which the company reported a profit of EUR458.8 million down from EUR542.3 million in 2021. The board also approved a proposed dividend of EUR0.45 per share, effective May 24, 2023 with an ex-dividend date of May 22, 2023 and "record date" May 23, 2023.

Worse is only Tamburi, down 1.9 percent.

The board of Technogym -- in the red by 0.1 percent -- on Wednesday reviewed and approved the consolidated annual financial report that closed with an adjusted profit of EUR66.1 million, up EUR14.9 million from EUR51.2 million in 2021. The board also proposed the distribution of a dividend of EUR0.25 per share totaling EUR50 million. During the previous fiscal year, the dividend was EUR0.16 per share.

Among the top performers, however, Juventus FC closed up 5.1 percent, followed by Ariston Holding, which advanced with 4.2 percent. On the latter, HSBC initiated 'buy' recommendation and EUR14.00 target price.

On the Small-Cap, Bialetti Industrie-which closes in the red by 0.4 percent-approved the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022, which ended with a loss of EUR4.0 million, compared to a positive result of EUR5.8 million in 2021, "impacted by the positive effects resulting from the effectiveness of the restructuring agreement," the company specifies.

ePrice closes in the green by 1.0 percent. On Tuesday, the board of directors reviewed and approved the 2022 financial statements, reporting a net profit of EUR11.9 million, an improvement from a loss of EUR20.2 million in 2021. This result is from discontinued operations or assets held for sale, attributable to the deconsolidation of subsidiaries, of EUR13.0 million approximately compared to a negative EUR13.7 million in 2021 restated on an IFRS basis.

The management board of SS Lazio -- the stock closed in the red by 0.5 percent -- approved the consolidated half-year financial report as of December 31, 2022. The company closed with a loss of EUR21.5 million compared to a profit of EUR4.6 million in the same period last year.

Among SMEs, Datrix climbs 7.7 percent after Friday's approval of its 2022 consolidated results, which included a net loss of EUR2.7 million worsening from the EUR2.4 million loss in 2021.

Revenues for 2022 are EUR16.8 million up 46 percent from the previous year when they were EUR11.5 million.

DigiTouch retreats 2.9 percent after ending fiscal year 2022 with a consolidated net profit of EUR2.4 million, up 23 percent from the same period last year when it amounted to EUR2.1 million.

The company announced that it has proposed an increase in the dividend to EUR0.025 from EUR0.02 in 2021.

Clabo -- parity at EUR2.00 per share -- reported that total revenues for the year ended Dec. 31, 2022 amounted to EUR59.3 million, up 17 percent from EUR50.8 million in the same period last year.

Consolidated net sales are EUR51.4 million from EUR44.2 million, up 16 percent on 2021.

Caribbean Company gives up 2.8 percent. The company reported that it ended fiscal year 2022 with adjusted net income of EUR3.5 million, up 32 percent from EUR2.6 million as of Dec. 31, 2021.

Revenues amounted to EUR56.1 million, up about 31 percent from EUR43.0 million in 2021.

SG Company Benefit Society - up 0.3 percent - approved its annual financial statements for 2022, which closed with a consolidated operating profit of EUR219,000 compared to a consolidated operating loss of EUR120,000 reported as of December 31, 2021.

Revenues were EUR16.9 million, up 47 percent from EUR11.4 million in fiscal year 2021.

Neosperience -- in the red by 1.4 percent -- reported group net income of EUR675,000 in the year ended Dec. 31, 2022, up 13 percent from EUR597,000 in 2021.

Revenues for the period stood at EUR21.0 million compared to EUR18.2 million and up 16 percent.

expert.ai ends in the red by 8.2 percent after approving its 2022 consolidated economic?financial results on Thursday, reporting a loss of EUR23.8 million worsening from the loss of EUR15.7 million recorded as of Dec. 31, 2021.

Value of production is EUR40.5 million, compared to EUR39.6 million realized in fiscal year 2021. Total revenues amounted to EUR31.7 million up from EUR31.1 million.

In New York, the Dow Jones is up 0.7 percent, the S&P is up 0.8 percent, and the Nasdaq is in the green by 1.0 percent.

Among currencies, the euro changes hands at USD1.0869 versus USD1.0900 at Thursday's close. In contrast, the pound is worth USD1.2374 from USD1.2371 on Thursday evening.

Among commodities, Brent crude is worth USD79.53 per barrel versus USD79.06 per barrel on Thursday evening. Gold, on the other hand, trades at USD1,979.15 an ounce from USD1,973.67 an ounce at Thursday's close.

On Monday's economic calendar, with the Shanghai Stock Exchange closed, we begin in Japan, with the Tankan index of large manufacturing manufacturers at 0150 CET.

At 0830 CET Swiss inflation will come out and at 0945 CET the Italian manufacturing purchasing managers' PMI index will come out followed at five-minute intervals by the French, German and euro area PMIs.

In the afternoon, at 1600 CET the PMI index will also come from Canada while the ISM index will come out from the US.

In Piazza Affari, the results of Monrif are expected.

By Chiara Bruschi, Alliance News reporter

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