Italy’s stocks climbed on news its 88-year-old president Giorgio Napolitano has been re-elected. This raises hopes that the political deadlock which set in since February’s elections will be broken. Lex’s Oliver Ralph and Vincent Boland discuss whether the rise can be justified.

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