Piazza Affari starts cautiously like other European bourses after the vote in France that barred the way for the far right but led to a split parliament, with the leftist coalition leading but without a majority.

Uncertainty drove the Paris index and French banks to a weak but not dramatic start.

In Milan, the Ftse Mib is flat (-0.05%) and the bank index is up 0.2%.

FinecoBank (+2.5%) is in the spotlight after a 'buy' promotion from Jefferies, Iveco is doing well at +2.4%.

Amplifon and DiaSorin lose more than 1%.

(Claudia Cristoferi, editing Sabina Suzzi)