BTP yield up to post-Dec high, spread up 6.5 pts to 140

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 10 - The yield on Italian BTP 10-year bonds rose to its highest since December after nationalist and populist parties gained in the European elections.
    It ended the session 11.7 basis points up at 4.071%.
    The spread between Italian and German 10 year bonds, a gauge of the market's perception of Italian debt risks, rose 6.5 basis points to 140, its highest since mid-April. (ANSA).