Italy - Factors to watch on August 22
The following factors could affect Italian markets on Thursday.
Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*).
For a complete list of diary events in Italy please click on IT/DIA.
DEBT
Treasury announces the sale of BTP Short with relative amounts to be auctioned on Aug. 27; the announcement for BTPei bonds has been cancelled.
COMPANIES
Milan Stock Exchange After Hours market closed.
(*) SAIPEM SPMI.MI
The energy service company is close to signing a contract worth up to 2 billion euros with Saudi Arabian oil giant Saudi Aramco 2223.SE, Italian media reported on Thursday, adding that the deal includes expansion works in the Marjan offshore oil field in the Arabian Gulf.
(*) WEBUILD WBD.MI
Lane, the U.S. unit of the construction group, is part of a joint venture which was awarded a $466 million contract to build two twin railway tunnels that are part of the Hudson Tunnel Project, a railway tunnel between New York City and New Jersey, Webuild said in a statement on Thursday. It added that Lane has a share of 35% of the contract.
(*) THE ITALIAN SEA GROUP TISGR.MI
CEO Giovanni Costantino said the high-end yacht group had suffered "enormous damage" on their image from the shipwreck of the Bayesian and that the group was considering legal action to protect group's image, and credibility, in an interview with daily Corriere della Sera published on Thursday. .
The group owns Perini Navi, the company that built superyacht Bayesian, which sank off Sicily on Monday
(*) JUVENTUS JUVE.MI
The club said late on Wednesday it has acquired defender Pierre Kalulu from A.C. Milan until June 2025 for 3.3 million euros. It will have the option to definitively acquire the player for 14 million euros plus additional 3 million euros based on performance.
CIVITANAVI SYSTEMS CNS.MI
First of two-day trading suspension ahead of de-listing.
DIARY
Rimini, annual meeting "If we are not looking for the essential, then what are we looking for?" continues; ends on Aug. 25. On Thursday expected attendees include Industry Minister Adolfo Urso, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, Italian Alliance for Sustainable Development (ASviS) Scientific Director Enrico Giovannini, Hines Italian Country Head Mario Abbadessa.
For Italian market data and news, click on codes in
brackets:
20 biggest gainers (in percentage).............PG.MI
20 biggest losers (in percentage)..............PL.MI
FTSE IT allshare index .FTITLMS
FTSE Mib index........ .FTMIB
FTSE Allstars index... .FTSTAR
FTSE Mid Cap index.... .FTITMC
Block trades.......... .BLK.MI
Stories on Italy...... IT-LEN
For pan-European market data and news, click on codes in
brackets:
European Equities speed guide...................EUR/EQUITY
FTSEurofirst 300 index...............................FTEU3
DJ STOXX index.......................................STOXX
Top 10 STOXX sectors............................PGL.STOXXS
Top 10 EUROSTOXX sectors.......................PGL.STOXXES
Top 10 Eurofirst 300 sectors....................PGL.FTEU3S
Top 25 European pct gainers........................PG.PEUR
Top 25 European pct losers.........................PL.PEUR
Main stock markets:
Dow Jones................DJI Wall Street report ......N
Nikkei 225..............N225 Tokyo report.............T
FTSE 100................FTSE London report............L
Xetra DAX..............GDAXI Frankfurt market stories.F
CAC-40..................FCHI Paris market stories....PA
World Indices.....................................0#.INDEX
Reuters survey of world bourse outlook.........EQUITYPOLL1
Western European IPO diary..........................WEUIPO
European Asset Allocation........................EUR/ASSET
Reuters News at a Glance: Equities...............TOP/EQE
Main currency report:...............................FRX/
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