UPDATE 1-French bonds and bank stocks rocked by political turmoil Updates with French bank debt insurance, Greek bond spread, Italian banks, volatility measures; refreshes prices at 1027 GMT By Amanda Cooper and Harry Robertson LONDON, June 14 (Reuters) - French markets endured another brutal sell-off on Friday as political uncertainty unleashed the biggest weekly jump in the premium investors demand to hold French government debt since 2011 and bank stocks tumbled.

BREAKINGVIEWS-Euro zone banks’ periphery premium is here to stay The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. By Liam Proud LONDON, June 13 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Banks in the euro zone periphery are once again at the centre of investors’ attention – but for a new reason. Lenders in Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain on average trade at a roughly 30% valuation premium to those in so-called core countries like Germany, France and the Netherlands.

UPDATE 1-Italy's Antitrust closes probe into Intesa Sanpaolo Adds background, Intesa Sanpaolo comment MILAN, June 12 (Reuters) - Italy's competition watchdog said on Wednesday it had closed a probe into Intesa Sanpaolo ISP.MI and its digital bank unit Isybank because they had taken the required action to avoid unfair commercial practices. The antitrust authority (AGCM) opened the investigation in November into the transfer of thousands of Intesa Sanpaolo customers to the l ender's mobile-only se

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LIVE MARKETS-No need to rush to buy French dip yet, Barclays says STOXX 600 up 0.4% Eyes on Fed, US inflation Carmakers pressured Umicore warns as EV market slows Wall Str futures inch up Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com NO NEED TO RUSH TO BUY FRENCH DIP YET, BARCLAYS SAYS French stocks have suffered heavy losses since President Emmanuel Macron called for shock sna