The FTSE MIB Index went up by 236 points or 0.44 percent on Thursday to close at 53683 points. The rise was led by Avio (5.67%), Banco BPM SPA (3.93%) and Leonardo SpA (2.14%). On the downside, the weakerst performers were Tenaris (-7.04%), Buzzi Unicem (-1.26%) and Snam (-0.77%).