Italy - Factors to watch on August 1
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.
ECONOMY
July PMI manufacturing HCOB data (0745 GMT).
ISTAT releases June unemployment rate date (0800 GMT).
Transport Ministry releases July car sales data (1600 GMT).
July state sector borrowing requirement data.
COMPANIES
(*) MEDIOBANCA MDBI.MI
The Italian bank said on Thursday it would launch a new share buyback programme worth around 385 million euros ($416.80 million), after ending its fiscal year with its best revenue and profit ever. Conference call on results (0800 GMT).
(*) TENARIS TENR.MI
The Italian steel pipe maker warned about a slowdown of drilling activity in the Americas in the third quarter after posting lacklustre second-quarter earnings late on Wednesday.
Conference call on H1 results (1200 GMT).
PRYSMIAN PRY.MI
(*) The cable maker said on Thursday it has raised its core profit and cash forecasts for this year on optimism for business performance and to account for its $4.2 billion euro acquisition of U.S. firm Encore Wire.
On Wednesday the company said that Spanish power grid operator Red Electrica had picked it for an energy transmission project, which will be worth over 500 million euros ($541 million), to connect the island of Mallorca with the mainland.
Conference calls with media (0630 GMT) and analysts (0800 GMT).
(*) TELECOM ITALIA TLIT.MI
The Italian phone group said on Wednesday its core earnings rose by 10% in the second quarter under a new structure which strips out the domestic network operations sold to U.S. investment firm KKR KKR.N at the start of July.
Conference call on H1 results (0900 GMT).
SNAM SRG.MI
Italy's state-controlled gas grid company reported a 16% rise in first-half adjusted core earnings on Wednesday and said it could issue hybrid bonds worth up to 1.25 billion euros ($1.4 billion) to fund recent acquisitions. Its CFO also said Snam could consider selling its stake in Interconnector UK.
NEXI NEXII.MI
The payments company will use rising excess cash to buy back its own shares faster than planned, it said on Wednesday as second quarter core profit slightly exceeded forecasts.
Conference call on results (0730 GMT).
(*) SANLORENZO SNL.MI
The yachtmaker said on Thursday it had agreed to buy from Sawa 100% of Nautor Swan in two tranches, with 60% at first closing for 48.5 million euros and 40% to be purchased by end-April 2028, valued at the higher of the First Closing Equity Value and the Equity valuation resulting from 9x EV/EBITDA multiple.
ENI ENI.MI
Algerian state oil and gas firms Sonatrach and Sonelgaz signed a memorandum of understanding with Italy's Eni on Wednesday on the feasibility of a submarine power link to supply electricity to Italian and European markets, Sonatrach said.
TERNA TRN.MI
The power grid operator signed on Wednesday a 5-year ESG-linked credit facility agreement for 400 million euros ($432.32 million).
GEOX GEO.MI
The shoemaker posted on Wednesday a 9.4% drop in sales for the first six months of the year, at current exchange rates, to 320.4 million euros.
ILLIMITY ILTY.MI
The lender said on Wednesday it had structured a financing deal worth more than 400 million euros for Italian refinery ISAB, which plans to reduce the environmental impact of its activities under a 1.4 bln euro investment plan.
(*) BANKS, INSURANCE, ENERGY, LUXURY
The government is considering introducing new taxes on energy companies, banks, insurance companies and luxury firms, Il Fatto Quotidiano newspaper said on Thursday. La Repubblica reported separately about possible new levies on banks and insurance groups.
(*) ACCIAIERIE D'ITALIA
Domestic and foreign groups interested in taking over the steelworks of Acciaierie d'Italia (ADI), which was formerly known as Ilva, need to formalise their offers by Sept. 20, according to the tender procedure announced by the industry ministry on Wednesday.
M&A, BENDING SPOONS
The Italian technology company said on Wednesday it had agreed to acquire WeTransfer, the file sharing platform founded in the Netherlands, without giving financial details.
AZIMUT HOLDING AZMT.MI
Board meeting on H1 results.
BANCA MEDIOLANUM BMED.MI
Board meeting on H1 results, followed by conference call (1400 GMT).
FERRARI RACE.MI
Board meeting on H1 results, followed by conference call (1300 GMT).
PIRELLI PIRC.MI
Board meeting on H1 results.
SALVATORE FERRAGAMO SFER.MI
Board meeting on H1 results, followed by conference call.
INWIT INWT.MI
Conference call on H1 results (0830 GMT).
Milan Stock Exchange After Hours market closed.
DIARY
Rome, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto addresses Chamber of Deputies on the outcomes of the NATO summit held in Washington (0700 GMT).
Rome, state-backed lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) holds board meeting on H1 results.
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 = 0.9252 euros)
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