Spread closes steady on 234

(ANSA) – Rome, December 4 – The spread between Italian 10-year bonds and their AAA-rated German equivalents, the premium investors pay to hold Italian paper, closed steady Wednesday on 234 points with a 4.15% yield. The Milan bourse closed 0.2% down as European markets had a third straight day of losses amid worries the United States may start easing stimulus policies.

London was 0.34% down, Frankfurt 0.90%, Paris 0.57%, Madrid 0.67% and Athens 0.75% down.