Italy - Factors to watch on July 17
The following factors could affect Italian markets on Wednesday.
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 buys back up to 4.0 billion euros of the following five bonds: 2.50% BTP due Dec. 1, 2024; 1.40% BTP Italia due May 26, 2025; 1.50% BTP due June 1, 2025; 1.20% BTP due Aug. 15, 2025; 0.50% BTP due Feb. 1, 2026. Subscriptions close at 0900 GMT.
COMPANIES
UNIEURO UNIR.MI
French retailer Fnac Darty offered on Tuesday to buy Italy's Unieuro for around 249 million euros ($271 million) to create a market leader in consumer electronics and domestic appliances in southern and western Europe.
(*) Unieuro said it took note of the offer and added it will undertake the relevant resolutions within the timeframe provided by the applicable regulations.
ENI ENI.MI
The Italian energy company said on Tuesday it had begun construction of a 250 mw hybrid renewables-gas power plant in Kazakhstan.
(*) Eni is in talks with U.S. funds Blackstone BX.N and KKR KKR.N to sell a minority stake in Enilive, Corriere della Sera said on Wednesday, citing sources. Eni declined to comment, it added.
DOVALUE DOVA.MI
The Italian bad loan manager said on Tuesday it had increased its assets under management thanks to a new contract with a gross book value of 300 million euros.
(*) AZIMUT AZMT.MI
The asset manager has shortlisted some platforms and small banks from which to acquire a banking licence for its new fintech bank and will take a decision by September, Chairman Pietro Giuliani told Il Sole 24 Ore on Wednesday.
Giuliani said Azimut's board would firmly resist any takeover bids based on the group's actual value, adding that the group has put in place some "poison pills" both on its equity financial instruments and in case of a change of control.
FINCANTIERI FCT.MI
The Italian shipbuilder said on Tuesday it had completed its capital hike for a total value of 399 million euros.
DIARY
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi attend "Trans-Mediterranean Migration Forum (Tmmf)" in Tripoli (Libya).
Rome, Chamber of Deputies holds question time session with Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti (1230 GMT).
Rome, conference "The PNS Competition in the Pursuit of Technological Sovereignty and Industrial Competitiveness" with Civil Protection and Sea Minister Nello Musumeci, Fincantieri FCT.M CEO Pierroberto Folgiero, Leonardo LDOF.MI co-Director General Lorenzo Mariani (0700 GMT).
Villa San Giovanni/Reggio Calabria, G7 Trade ministerial meeting ends; closing news conference with Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani (1230 GMT).
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/
($1 = 0.9171 euros)
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