In February, BPER Banca rushed to join the wave of consolidation sweeping through Italy's crowded banking sector in a bid to gain scale and defend its market position. The offer it put forward for BP ...

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 fell 0.5% in morning trading. Banca Popolare di Sondrio added 1.7% and Royal UNIBREW climbed 1.6%. On the other hand, Loomis dropped 6.4%, and Zealand Pharma slipped ...