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Italy - Factors to watch on August 30



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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.


POLITICS

Rome, first Cabinet meeting after the summer break (1100 GMT).


ECONOMY

ISTAT releases July unemployment rate flash data (0800 GMT); August CPI flash data (0900 GMT); August consumer and business confidence data (1000 GMT).


COMPANIES

JUVENTUS JUVE.MI

The Italian Serie A team has sold Italy forward Federico Chiesa to Liverpool on a long-term contract, the two clubs said on Thursday.


UNIEURO UNIR.MI

Fnac Darty FNAC.PA and Ruby Equity Investment on Thursday stood by their takeover offer for the Italian consumer electronics retailer after Unieuro's board failed to agree on the price offered.


Milan Stock Exchange After Hours market closed.


SARAS SRS.MI

Varas' reopening of mandatory takeover offer on Saras shares ends.


DIARY

Assogestioni expected to release July fund flows data.

Rome, first Cabinet meeting after the summer break, chaired by Prime minister Giorgia Meloni (1100 GMT). Meloni also hosts agovernment coalition summit with Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and Infrastructure and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini.

Ceglie Messapica, 7th edition of annual event on "From Puglia to the South, from Italy to Europe (and beyond). Dreams and projects of an end of summer night" continues (1700 GMT); ends 31 August. On Friday expected attendees include business lobby Confindustria President Emanuele Orsini, A2A A2.MI Chairman Roberto Tasca, Interior Undersecretary Wanda Ferro, European Affairs and National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) Minister Raffaele Fitto.



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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