Italy - Factors to watch on October 3
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.
POLITICS
Group of Seven (G7) leaders expressed "strong concern" on Wednesday over the crisis in the Middle East but said a diplomatic solution was still viable and a region-wide conflict was in no one's interest, according to a statement.
Italy will offer an extra 10,000 migrant work visas next year for people who look after the elderly and the disabled, the government said on Wednesday, as it adopted a new package of migration rules.
ECONOMY
September services PMI HCOB data (0745 GMT).
Microsoft MSFT.O plans to invest 4.3 billion euros ($4.8 billion) over the next two years to strengthen its artificialintelligence (AI) and cloud infrastructurein northern Italy, it said on Wednesday.
COMPANIES
STELLANTIS STLAM.MI
The Franco-Italian automaker's output in Italy is set to drop below 500,000 vehicles this year from 751,000 in 2023, the FIM-CISL union said on Wednesday, citing persistently soft market demand, especially for electric vehicles.
Germany rejected a proposal by Italy to bring forward a planned European Union review of the bloc's ban on the sale of new internal combustion engine cars from 2035, saying it would lower standards and cause uncertainty for industry.
TELECOM ITALIA (TIM) TLIT.MI
Italy's Treasury said on Wednesday it had submitted a 700-million-euro ($774 million) offer, jointly with Spanish infrastructure fund Asterion, for the phone group's submarine cable unit Sparkle.
(*) MEDIOBANCA MDBI.MI
A group of the bank's shareholders has extended a consultation agreement until the end of December 2027, increasing their total stake to 11.4% from 10.98%, an excerpt of the agreement showed on Thursday.
(*) POSTE ITALIANE PST.MI
The Italian postal service is interested in growing in the logistics sector and is looking at opportunities in Europe, especially in Germany, General Manager Giuseppe Lasco was quoted as saying by several newspapers on Thursday.
(*) JUVENTUS JUVE.MI
The Italian team secured a brave 3-2 comeback win over RB Leipzig in the Champions League on Wednesday.
(*) INSURANCE SECTOR
Unipol UNPI.MI and PosteVita PST.MI will each take on 2.5 billion euros worth of former Eurovita life policies as part of the rescue of the insurer now called Cronos Vita, MF reported on Thursday.
The life policies to be allocated to Intesa Sanpaolo Vita ISP.MI and Generali GASI.MI are worth 2.4 billion euros and 2.3 billion euros respectively, while Allianz will take the remaining 1.5 billion euros.
DIARY
Milan, event on "Future of finance: Italy economic outlook" with Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti, Intesa Sanpaolo ISP.MI CEO Carlo Messina, Mediobanca MDBI.MI CEO Alberto Nagel, Economy Ministry Director General Marcello Sala, Giampiero Mazza from CVC CVC.AX, Blackstone BX.N Italian Chairman Andrea Valeri (1130 GMT).
"Made in Italy Summit 2024 - New markets, global trade shifts" online event ends (1200 GMT); on Thursday expected attendees include Industry Minister Adolfo Urso.
Rome, conference on "Technological sovereignty, the great challenge and the extreme urgency" with Leonardo LDOF.MI CEO Roberto Cingolani, Eni ENI.MI CEO Claudio Descalzi, Safilo Group SFLG.MI CEO Angelo Trocchia (1500 GMT).
Rome, Chamber of Deputies holds final vote of confidence on 'Tax decree'.
Rome, association for the study of credit problems (ANSPC) holds '56th Credit Day' "Economy, companies and financial markets: the impact of the NRRP" with ANSPC president Ercole Pellicano, Bank of Italy Deputy Governor and DG and insurance supervisor IVASS President Luigi Federico Signorini, insurers' association ANIA President Maria Bianca Farina, banking association ABI President Antonio Patuelli (1400 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/
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