Italy - Factors to watch on May 17
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
Finance ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies meeting in Italy next week will back a European Union plan to use the profits from frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine's war effort, an Italian Treasury official said on Thursday.
COMPANIES
(*) BANKS
The head of Italy's banking association ABI told Corriere della Sera in an interview on Friday that he backed the idea of creating a special purpose vehicle, with mixed public-private capital, to buy credits held by banks at market prices.
Antonio Patuelli said the vehicle would be a good solution to help banks face tougher government rules on the 'Superbonus' incentive for home renovations, a crackdown which Patuelli said could hit lenders' accounts.
ERG ERG.MI
The Italian energy company is ready to adopt a selective and more flexible approach to seize market opportunities, CEO Paolo Luigi Merli said on Thursday, commenting on ERG's new 2024-2026 business plan.
(*) SAIPEM SPMI.MI, ENI ENI.MI
The energy contractor said on Thursday it had won a new offshore contract worth around $850 million awarded by Azule Energy - a joint venture between Eni and BP BP.L - for the development of the Ndungu Field off the coast of Angola.
UNIPOLSAI UNPI.MI, US.MI
The insurer said on Thursday it had successfully placed a 750-million-euro Tier 2 bond.
M&A - ITA
Lufthansa's LHAG.DE bid to buy a stake in Italian peer ITA is set to be blocked by EU antitrust regulators unless there is a substantial improvement to remedies to address competition concerns, people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.
BANCO DESIO DESI.MI
Banca Popolare di Puglia e Basilicata BPPUGL.HT said on Thursday it has approved a deal to sell 14 branches in Italy's centre-north to Banco Desio DESI.MI for 21.9 million euros. The closing is expected in December.
(*) JUVENTUS FC JUVE.MI
The Serie A club could sack coach Massimiliano Allegri as early as Friday after his behaviour during and after Wednesday's Coppa Italia final against Atalanta, several newspapers reported on Friday.
Despite Juve's victory, Allegri was sent off over his fierce protests against refereeing decisions, and reportedly clashed with match officials, Juventus staff and a newspaper director.
DIARY
Rome, "Business 7" (B7) Summit; B7 Chairwoman Emma Marcegaglia and Security Intelligence (DIS) General Department Director Elisabetta Belloni deliver opening addresses (0700 GMT); expected attendees include Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani (0810 GMT), Leonardo LDOF.MI CEO Roberto Cingolani, state-lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) CEO Dario Scannapieco, Pirelli & C PIRC.MI Executive Vice Chairman Marco Tronchetti Provera (0825 GMT), Environment and Energy Security Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin (0900 GMT), Eni ENI.MI CEO Claudio Descalzi, Terna TRN.MI CEO Giuseppina Di Foggia (0920 GMT); Industry Minister Adolfo Urso, Labour Minister Marina Elvira Calderone (1010 GMT), BlackRock BLK.N CEO Larry Fink (interviewed online), Intesa Sanpaolo ISP.MI Chairman Gian Maria Gros-Pietro (1115 GMT), OECD Secretary General Mathias Cormann (online), U.N. food agency FAO Director General Qu Dongyu, Fincantieri FCT.MI CEO Pierroberto Folgiero (1240 GMT).
Rome, at a closed-door event Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni meets 'Business7' (1730 GMT).
Rome, Industry Ministry convenes via videoconference meeting on the programme agreement for Wartsila with trade unions, Labour Ministry, Friuli Venezia Giulia region, Invitalia, Wartsila, MSC, business lobby unit Confindustria Alto Adriatico, Port of Trieste Authority (0800 GMT).
Rome, Industry Minister Adolfo Urso attends event "Starting Finance Investment Meeting" (0830 GMT).
Florence, 15th edition 'Labour Festival' "Work ethics and safety in the age of AI" continues (0800 GMT); ends on May 18. On Friday expected attendees include European Labour Authority (ELA) Executive Director Cosmin Boiangiu (0800 GMT); Commissioner for Earthquake Repair and Reconstruction 2016-2019 Guido Castelli (0820 GMT); ZEST ZEST.MI Executive Chairman Marco Gay (0930 GMT); social security agency INAIL President Fabrizio D'Ascenzo, trade union CISL Secretary General Luigi Sbarra (0955 GMT); welfare institute INPS President Gabriele Fava, Public Administration Minister Paolo Zangrillo (1300 GMT); EU Special Representative for the Gulf Region Luigi Di Maio (1400 GMT); Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano (1515 GMT).
Sorrento, The European House Ambrosetti holds 3rd edition forum "Towards the South: European strategy for a new geopolitical, economic and socio-cultural season in the Mediterranean" (to May 18); expected attendees include Libya Transport Minister Mohamed Salem Al-Shahoubi, Algeria Energy and Mines Minister Mohamed Arkab, Tunisia Industry, Mines, Energy Minister Fatma Thabet Chiboub, Intesa Sanpaolo ISP.MI Chief Economist Gregorio De Felice, European Affairs and National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) Minister Raffaele Fitto, Edison EDNn.MI CEO Nicola Monti, Civil Protection and Sea Minister Nello Musumeci, farmers lobby Coldiretti President Ettore Prandini, European Investment Bank (EIB) Vice Chairwoman Gelsomina Vigliotti.
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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