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Italy - Factors to watch on July 5



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The following factors could affect Italian markets on Friday.

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 May retail sales data (0800 GMT).

Bank of Italy releases June data on Target 2 liabilities and European Central Bank funding to Italian banks.


DEBT

Treasury announces sale of 12-month BOT bills, with relative amounts to be auctioned on July 10.


COMPANIES

LEONARDO LDOF.MI

The newly-formed joint venture between the Italian defence group and German peer Rheinmetall is a first step in the consolidation of the European defence vehicle sector, the chief executives of the two groups said on Thursday.


AUTOS

Chinese automaker Chery Auto needs further talks with the Italian government as it considers building a manufacturing plant in the country, one of the group's top executives said on Thursday.


DIARY

Think-tank Prometeia holds webinar "July Forecast Report - The Italian Economy in the New Geopolitical Context" (0900 GMT).

Manduria, 'Forum in Masseria' on "The new Europe: the role of our Country and our companies in the international context" starts (1300 GMT); ends on July 7. On Friday with Environment and Energy Security Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, INWIT INWT.MI Director General Diego Galli, Siram Veolia CEO Emanuela Trentin, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, Grimaldi Group CEO Emanuele Grimaldi, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini, Head Hines Italy Senior Managing Director & Country Mario Abbadessa, builders' association ANCE President Federica Brancaccio, Autostrade per l'Italia CEO Roberto Tomasi.



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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