Italy - Factors to watch on July 16
The following factors could affect Italian markets on Tuesday.
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.
ECONOMY
ISTAT releases June CPI final data (0800 GMT) and May foreign trade data (0900 GMT).
The Italian government appointed Dario Scannapieco on Monday for a second term as chief executive of the state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP).
DEBT
The Italian Treasury said on Monday it will buy back five bonds for up to 4 billion euros ($4.36 billion) at an auction on July 17.
COMPANIES
(*) BANCA GENERALI BGN.MI, FINECOBANK FBK.MI
Private equity funds, including Bain, CVC and Advent, as well as insurer Zurich ZURN.S are studying the possibility of making an offer for FinecoBank, Il Sole 24 Ore reported on Tuesday. One of the private equity funds is also looking at buying Banca Generali, the daily added, without naming the possible offerer.
(*) POSTE ITALIANE PST.MI
The Economy Ministry could sell a stake of up 13% in the postal service - keeping 51% under public ownership - and also open the offer to retail investors and company employees, Corriere della Sera reported on Tuesday. It added that for the moment the ministry has ruled out a block sale.
(*) LEONARDO LDOF.MI
Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti is "cautious" about government plans to raise military spending from 1.44% to 1.6% of GDP in 2025, daily la Repubblica reported on Tuesday, saying the move would cost 3 billion euros.
PIRELLI PIRC.MI
Credit ratings agency Fitch on Monday raised its rating of the Italian tyre maker to 'BBB' from 'BBB-'.
DIARY
Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti attends ECOFIN meeting in Brussels.
Rome, conference "The Impact of the AI ACT on the Financial World" with National Cybersecurity Agency's (ACN) Director General Bruno Frattasi, Digital Italy Agency (AGID) Director General Mario Nobile (0730 GMT).
Milan, farming association Confagricoltura holds annual meeting "Which Europe? For a new sustainable and competitive agricultural policy" with Confagricoltura President Massimiliano Giansanti, Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, Economy Undersecretary Federico Freni, Lombardy region Governor Attilio Fontana, U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Vice Director General Maurizio Martina, Italian Food Unino President Paolo Barilla, Enel ENEI.MI Group Italia Director Nicola Lanzetta (1300 GMT).
Milan, Brunello Cucinelli BCU.MI Chairman Brunello Cucinelli holds news conference on AI (0900 GMT).
Reggio Calabria, B7 "Industry Stakeholder Conference" with B7 President Emma Marcegaglia, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, World Trade Organization (WTO) Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Telecom Italia (TIM) TLIT.MI CEO Pietro Labriola, Piaggio PIA.MI Group Executive Chairman Matteo Colaninno, Philip Morris PM.N Italian Chairman and CEO Marco Hannappel, Amazon AMZN.O EU Public Policy Vice President Lucy C. Cronin (0700 GMT).
Villa San Giovanni/Reggio Calabria, G7 Trade ministerial meeting starts; ends on July 17.
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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