FTSE MIB gains 1.34% at the open as European stocks start higher

Italian shares were higher in early trading on 10 November 2026. The FTSE MIB stood at 52,090.55 points at 09:12 Rome time, up 1.34% from the previous close.

What happened

At 09:12 Rome time, the FTSE MIB stood at 52,090.55 points. The previous close was 51,399.88, so the index had added 690.67 points, or 1.34%. The Italian session runs from 09:00 to 17:30 Rome time, so the index had been trading for only a short time when this reading was taken.

The STOXX Europe 600, the broad index of European large and mid-sized companies, was also higher at the same time. It stood at 662.67 points, up 6.15 points, or 0.94%, from a previous close of 656.52.

The German DAX was at 26,529 points at 09:27 Rome time. That was 95 points, or 0.36%, above its previous close of 26,434. The DAX is the benchmark for the largest listed companies in Germany, the biggest economy in the euro area.

Why it matters

Of the three indexes quoted, the FTSE MIB showed the largest percentage gain. The STOXX Europe 600 followed with 0.94%, and the DAX showed the smallest rise, at 0.36%. The wider move in Milan means the Italian market started the day ahead of both the pan-European benchmark and the German one.

The readings were taken at different times: 09:12 for the FTSE MIB and the STOXX Europe 600, and 09:27 for the DAX. The comparison is therefore approximate. Early moves can change during the session, and closing levels may differ from these first figures.

For investors, the data describe where these three indexes stood in the first part of the session, not where they will end the day. A rise across all three shows that the opening mood in Europe was positive, with Milan showing the strongest start.

What to watch next

The Italian session continues until 17:30 Rome time. The closing levels will show how much of the early gain each index kept.

The previous closes quoted here are the reference points for judging the full-day move: 51,399.88 for the FTSE MIB, 656.52 for the STOXX Europe 600 and 26,434 for the DAX. Readers can compare later readings with these three levels to see whether the opening gains widened or narrowed as trading went on.