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title: "The Italian banking sector continues to set closing historical highs"
description: "The German DAX 30 index initially closed down 0.54% at 24,647.18 points. The French stock index initially closed up 1.22%, the Italian stock index initially closed up 0.69%, the banking index rose 0.3"
type: "news"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/274844388.md"
published_at: "2026-02-04T16:32:18.000Z"
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# The Italian banking sector continues to set closing historical highs

> The German DAX 30 index initially closed down 0.54% at 24,647.18 points. The French stock index initially closed up 1.22%, the Italian stock index initially closed up 0.69%, the banking index rose 0.36%, and the British stock index initially closed up 1.22%

The German DAX 30 index initially closed down 0.54%, at 24,647.18 points.

The French stock index initially closed up 1.22%, the Italian stock index initially closed up 0.69%, the banking index rose 0.36%, and the UK stock index initially closed up 1.22%

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