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 (*).
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IT/DIA .
DEBT
Treasury announces sale of BTP Short and BTPei bonds, with
relative amounts to be auctioned on Sept. 27.
COMPANIES
UNICREDIT CRDI.MI
UniCredit is focused on delivering targets set under its
business plan, but remains ready to seize M&A opportunities in
all the markets where it operates, CEO Andrea Orcel said on
Wednesday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N30S3NI
ATLANTIA ATL.MI
The Bank of Italy has authorised Schema Alfa's purchase of
an indirect stake in Atlantia's unit Telepass, Schema Alfa said
in a statement on Wednesday.
AEFFE AEF.MI
The Italian fashion group expects to raise prices "by a few
percentage points" in response to rising costs and to protect
margins, Executive Chairman Massimo Ferretti said on Wednesday.
Prices will not increase in the U.S. thanks to the strong
dollar, he added.
MEDIOBANCA MDBI.MI
Board meeting on FY results and dividend (FY results
released on July 29).
DIARY
UniCredit CRDI.MI CEO Andrea Orcel gives speech at online
event "Bank of America Merrill Lynch Financial Conference" (0700
GMT).
The leaders of Italy's right-wing bloc - Giorgia Meloni of
the Brothers of Italy, Matteo Salvini of the League, Silvio
Berlusconi of Forza Italia - hold closing campaign rally in Rome
ahead of the Sept. 25 general election (1530 GMT).
((Milan newsroom, e-mail: reutersitaly@thomsonreuters.com))
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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/