Milan stock exchange makes big gains

(ANSA) - Milan, February 15 - The Milan stock exchange made big gains in early trading on Monday with the FTSE Mib index up 3.85% at 17,141 points after less than one hour of business. Bank stocks led the way with MPS up 9.76%, followed by Banco Popolare (8%), BPER (7.15%) and UniCredit (6.5%).