Italy - Factors to watch on September 17
Italy - Factors to watch on September 17 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 (*).
POLITICS
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Wednesday she intended to remain in office until the end of the legislature, dismissing media speculation that she might seek an early election before her term expires next autumn.
ECONOMY
Italy said on Wednesday it would scrap road tax for 14.5 million cars and motorcycles from next year, in a move expected to cost the country's strained state coffers more than €2 billion ($2.3 billion).
COMPANIES
(*) GENERALI GASI.MI
Italian insurance watchdog has launched an inspection of Generali's asset management offices, Il Sole 24 Ore and La Stampa newspapers reported on Thursday, describing it as a routine operation. Generali declined to comment, La Stampa added.
STELLANTIS STLAM.MI
Emanuele Cappellano, the carmaker's Europe chief, said on Wednesday that Italy's Mirafiori plant, which makes the Fiat 500 model, would produce in 2026 "twice as many vehicles as last year", when it made 30,000 cars.
(*) Stellantis had previously set a 2026 production target of 100,000 units for the plant.
(*) FERRARI RACE.MI
The luxury sports carmaker said on Thursday it had signed a global partnership agreement with tech company Rakuten 4755.T.
MFE-MEDIAFOREUROPE MFEB.MI
The broadcaster said on Wednesday it recorded a first-half adjusted operating profit of €145.7 million ($168.09 million), after consolidating ProSiebenSat.1 PSMGn.DE and despite a softer advertising market.
Chief Financial Officer Simone Sole added the group has no plans for further cooperation with France's Vivendi VIV.PA.
(*) MONCLER MONC.MI
Bernstein on Thursday upgraded its rating to 'outperform', with a target price of €57.50.
(*) MAIRE MTCM.MI
The engineering group said on Thursday that its Tecnimont unit had been awarded a front-end-engineering design and cost estimation contract for an unspecified petrochemical project in Asia, subject to the unnamed client's final investment decision.
(*) DANIELI DANI.MI
Jefferies on Thursday initiated coverage of the iron and steel plant-maker, with a 'buy' rating and a target price of €75.
(*) PININFARINA PNNI.MI
The Italian design group said on Wednesday that PF Holdings, a Dutch special purpose entity owned by India's Tech Mahindra TEML.NS and Mahindra & Mahindra MAHM.NS, has launched a voluntary tender offer for the company's shares. PF Holdings already owns 78.8% of Pininfarina, and its offer is aimed at delisting the company from Euronext Milan.
DIARY
Rome, Environment Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin attends the presentation of a pro-nuclear committee at the Gioventu' Nazionale "Fenix" festival (1300 GMT).
Milan, court hearing on INWIT's INWT.MI appeal over TIM's TLIT.MI termination of their MSA agreement.
Milan, Sanlorenzo SNL.MI top management meets investors at the UBS Luxury Conference to present first-half 2026 results, recent company developments and outlook.
Valdidentro, A2A A2.MI presents an autonomous underwater robot project for the management of sediments in hydroelectric reservoirs (0800 GMT).
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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
Stories on Italy...... IT-LEN
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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
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Nikkei 225..............N225 Tokyo report.............T
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CAC-40..................FCHI Paris market stories....PA
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Reuters survey of world bourse outlook.........EQUITYPOLL1
Western European IPO diary..........................WEUIPO
European Asset Allocation........................EUR/ASSET
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