Italy - Factors to watch on July 20

Alkemy SPA

20/07/2018 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 .
    
    POLITICS
    A top official from Italy's ruling League party voiced
opposition on Thursday to German central bank chief Jens
Weidmann becoming the next governor of the European Central
Bank, saying such an appointment could lead Europe to
disintegrate.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1UF5FP
    
    COMPANIES
    EI TOWERS  EIT.MI , MEDIASET  MS.MI , RAI WAY  RWAY.MI 
    A joint takeover by Italian infrastructure fund F2i and
broadcaster Mediaset MS.MI of masts group EI Towers will pave
the way for a merger with rival Rai Way, a source directly
involved in the takeover said.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nI6N1TT01E
    
    ENEL  ENEI.MI 
    Shares in Rio de Janeiro electricity distributor Light SA
 LIGT3.SA  rose over 12 percent on the Brazilian stock exchange
after the chief executive of Italy's Enel signaled the utility's
interest in possibly acquiring the company.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N1UF10Q
    
    PRYSMIAN  PRY.MI 
    The world's largest cable maker said on Thursday the offer
of option rights in a capital increase was completed with 97.8
percent of shares subscribed.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1UF5QV
    
    ALIBABA GROUP  BABA.N 
    Conference on "The Colours of Italian Beauty" with Southern
Europe Managing Director Rodrigo Cipriani Foresio in Milan (0800
GMT).
    
    BB BIOTECH  BIO.MI 
    Board meeting on H1 results.
    
    SPAXS  SPAX.MI 
    Presents Business Combination with Banca Interprovinciale
and 2018-2023 strategic plan with Executive Chairman and CEO of
the new bank Corrado Passera (0900 GMT).
    
    ESPRINET  PRT.MI 
    Esprinet said its board had approved the merger of Edslan
and Mosaico by incorporation.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1UF0W0
    
    ALKEMY  ALKE.MI 
    Alkemy said on Thursday it had bought an initial 51 percent
stake in Ontwice Interactive Services.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1UF0WF
    
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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/