UniCredit (UNCFF) and Intesa Sanpaolo (INSPY) are among five Italian banks being investigated by a court over derivative trades, Reuters said, citing judicial sources. The report said this investigation began at least a year before the current Monte dei Paschi scandal and that Intesa said the probe dated back to 2010 and involved deals that were "negligible" and had no material impact.
Stocks rose on Tuesday, with the Dow and the S&P 500 closing at new all-time highs as comments from Federal Reserve …

