Monte dei Paschi Siena Rating Boost Fuels Market Activity on Borsa Italiana
Milan, Italy – October 3, 2025 – A ratings upgrade for Monte dei Paschi di Siena spurred movement across segments of the Borsa Italiana today, while meaningful volatility marked individual stock performances. the rating agency DBRS Morningstar raised Monte dei Paschi di Siena’s long-term deposit rating to “BBB (High)” from “BBB (Low),” citing the bank’s ability to generate lasting profits and an advancement in credit quality. The outlook on the long-term rating remains positive.
The upgrade comes following the conclusion of the Opas on Mediobanca,contributing to the creation of a larger,more diversified banking group.Mediobanca shares closed down 0.66% at 16.46 euros. Positive momentum was also seen in BancoBPM, which gained 1.46% to reach 12.815 euros.
Elsewhere, Prysmian experienced a 1.14% drop to 87 euros despite some business banks revising the company’s target price upwards. Fincantieri led gains in the Midcap segment, rising 4.56% to 26.12 euros after Deutsche Bank analysts raised their target price to 26 euros and reaffirmed a ‘buy’ rating. Pharmanutra added 2.56% to close at 48.05 euros,continuing a positive trend from the previous session. Ferrari showed strong volatility, ending up 1.68% at 54.6 euros after reaching an intraday high of 58.7 euros.
The Star segment saw a dramatic downturn for AEFFE, which plummeted 43.3% to 0.253 euros after announcing its intention to file for access to a negotiated composition of the group business crisis (CNC).
On the Euronext Growth Milan, Almawave surged 38.8% to 4.29 euros following Almaviva’s proclamation of a voluntary public takeover offer for 30.5% of the company’s shares at 4.3 euros per share – a 39.2% premium over the October 2, 2025 closing price of 3.09 euros.
