Italy - Factors to watch on October 14
The following factors could affect Italian markets on Monday.
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
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has told her Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu that attacks on U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon are unacceptable, her office said on Sunday.
ECONOMY
Italy is discussing with banks how they should contribute to consolidating the country's public finances, government representatives said on Friday, ruling out targeting energy companies.
COMPANIES
INTESA SANPAOLO ISP.MI
Italy's biggest bank apologised on Sunday for an embarrassing security breach that reportedly targeted Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and other high-profile figures.
The bank also plans to appoint Antonio De Vita, a former top official of the Carabinieri police, as chief security officer next week, people familiar with the matter said on Saturday.
UNICREDIT CRDI.MI
Germany is working to frustrate a possible takeover of Commerzbank CBKG.DE by the Italian rival, a stance that pits Berlin against Rome and Europe's regulators, several people familiar with government and regulators' thinking told Reuters.
German trade union Verdi would oppose a cross-border merger for Commerzbank CBKG.DE even if the bidder was not an Italian bank like UniCredit CRDI.MI, an official said on Saturday.
MONTE DEI PASCHI BMPS.MI
Barclays has sold all its potential stake in the lender, Italy's market regulator CONSOB said in a filing on Friday.
STELLANTIS STLAM.MI
Shares in French-Italian automaker resumed their decline on Friday after the carmaker said CEO Carlos Tavares would retire in 2026 and announced wide management changes which failed to lift sentiment.
ENI ENI.MI
U.S. investment funds are showing confidence in the group's strategy of spinning off growth businesses in order to attract financial resources, the Italian energy group CEO Claudio Descalzi said on Friday.
DIARY
Milan, 75th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2024) "Responsible space for sustainability" start (to Oct. 18); on Monday expected attendees at plenary session include Italian Space Agency (ASI) President Teodoro Valente, European Space Agency (ESA) Director General Josef Aschbacher, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) President S. Somanath, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) President Horischi Yamakawa, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) President Lisa Campbell, China National Space Administration (CNSA) administrator Kejian Zhang, ROSCOSMOS Director Yury Borisov.
Assisi/Solfagnano, G7 'Inclusion and disability' ministerial meeting starts; ends on Oct. 16.
Berlin, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani takes part in "Berlin Process" meeting on the Western Balkans hosted by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
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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