Italy - Factors to watch on Dec. 22

Abitare In SpA

22/12/2017 05:00

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 . 
     
    DEBT 
    Italy's Treasury said on Thursday it would offer up to 7 
billion euros over four bonds at auction on Dec. 28. 
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nI6N1O701R 
    The Treasury also said on Thursday it would offer new five, 
seven and 10-year BTP bonds in the first quarter of next year. 
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nI6N1O7021 
     
    POLITICS 
    Deutsche Bank  DBKGn.DE  Italian unit COO Flavio Valeri 
(0800 GMT) and former Prime Minister Mario Monti (1000 GMT) 
speak before parliamentary commission on banks. 
     
    ECONOMY 
    The Italian government on Thursday easily won a confidence 
vote on its 2018 budget in the lower house Chamber of Deputies, 
in a step towards approving its financial plans by the end of 
the month.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1OL5GO 
    ISTAT releases December consumer and business confidence 
data (0900 GMT); October orders and sales data (1000 GMT); 
November non-EU foreign trade (1100 GMT). 
    Reuters releases December asset allocation poll (1200 GMT). 
     
    COMPANIES 
    Bourse After Hours market closed. 
     
    POSTE ITALIANE  PST.MI , ANIMA  ANIM.MI  
    The to groups said on Thursday they signed an agreement with 
aimed at further developing the postal operator's asset 
management activities and extending the two groups' partnership 
in the business.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1OL6C0 
     
    TELECOM ITALIA  TLIT.MI  
    Italy's market watchdog is set to open proceedings to decide 
whether Telecom Italia (TIM) should be sanctioned over its 
approval of a joint-venture with Vivendi's  VIV.PA  pay-TV unit 
Canal Plus, a source told Reuters on Thursday. 
     
    ATLANTIA  ATL.MI  
    The group said on Thursday it would seek authorisation from 
the Spanish Development and Energy Ministry for its offer to buy 
rival Abertis  ABE.MC . 
     
    LEONARDO  LDOF.MI  
    The defence group said on Thursday the head of its Aircraft 
division Filippo Bagnato would retire from his position and 
would be replaced by Lucio Valerio Cioffi, from Feb. 1.  
     
    BANCA GENERALI  BGN.MI  
    The lender said it appointed Marco Bernardi as Deputy 
General Manager for 'Commercial Networks and Alternative Support 
Channels,' effective from Jan.1.  
     
    UNICREDIT  CRDI.MI , MEDIOBANCA  MDBI.MI  
    The two groups said on Thursday that UniCredit sold a 
unsecured non-performing credit portfolio with a gross value of 
approximately 250 million euros to MBCredit Solution, a unit of 
Mediobanca. UniCredit said the impact of the sale would be 
reflected in the financial report for the fourth quarter of 
2017.   
     
    ABITARE IN  ABIT.MI  
    Board meeting on FY results (closed on Sept. 30). 
     
    BORGOSESIA  BRGI.MI  
    Ordinary and extraordinary shareholders' meetings (0900 
GMT). 
     
    SINTESI  SII.MI  
    Ordinary shareholders' meeting (0900 GMT). 
     
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    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/  
 
 
Keywords: ITALY FACTORS/DEC. 22