Italian markets to open as usual on Monday, traders brace for volatility

A woman goes past the Italian Stock Exchange in Milan, as the country is hit by the coronavirus outbreak. Italy, February 25, 2020. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's financial markets will open as usual on Monday, but traders are expecting a wild start to the week after the government ordered a lockdown of large parts of the north of the country, including the financial capital Milan, to fight the coronavirus.

Despite restrictions unprecedented in Italy's postwar history, the Milan stock exchange, which is part of the London Stock Exchange group , will open as usual, a spokesman for the group said.