Asked if such a move was now certain, the Greek Central Bank governor replied "more or less," adding that he believes a 25 basis point reduction is optimal. Thus, the FTSE Mib closed 1.3 percent red at 33,758.43, the Mid-Cap rallied 0.1 percent to 46,865.62, the Small-Cap gave up 0.8 percent to 26,987.66, and Italy Growth was up fractionally at 7,770.00. In Europe, London's FTSE 100 closed in the green by 0.6 percent, Paris' CAC 40 picked up 0.1 percent, and Frankfurt's DAX 40 is giving up 0.1 percent. On the highest-capitalization list in Piazza Affari, strength on Banco BPM, which closed bullish by 3.4 percent at EUR6.86 per share, in its third bullish session. Good buying also on BPER Banca, which closed bullish by 2.3 percent at EUR6.07 per share. The stock during the session touched a new 52-week high at EUR6.14 per share. Generali -- down 0.2 percent -- announced Monday that from Nov. 11 to Nov. 15 it purchased treasury shares worth a total of EUR16.7 million.