MILAN (Thomson Financial) - Share prices closed sharply higher, close to the day's highs, after authorities across the EU took measures to support their banking sectors, with gains led by the financial sector, brokers said.
The Mibtel index was up 10.93 percent to 17,125 points and the S&P/Mib was up 11.49 percent to 22,642.
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