Italy - Factors to watch on Nov. 12
12/11/2020 06:00
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 (*).
For a complete list of diary events in Italy please click on
IT/DIA .
GENERAL
Italy, one of the European countries hit hardest by
COVID-19, surpassed the one-million infections mark on
Wednesday, leap-frogging Mexico to become one of the top 10
worst-affected countries globally, according to a Reuters tally.
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DEBT
Treasury continues offer of eight-year 'BTP Futura' bond;
ends on Nov. 13, subject to early closure.
Treasury sells 2.5-3.0 billion euros zero-coupon BTP bonds
due Jan. 15, 2024; 1.25-1.75 billion euros 0.85% BTP bonds due
Sept. 15, 2027; 1.0-1.25 billion euros 1.45% BTP bonds due March
1, 2036. Subscriptions close at 1000 GMT.
COMPANIES
ATLANTIA ATL.MI
The former head of the Italian infrastructure group,
Giovanni Castellucci, has been placed under house arrest by
judges investigating the deadly 2018 collapse of a bridge in
Genoa. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2HX2W8
Motorway traffic on the group's domestic network fell 28.5%
year-on-year last week. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nR1N2E300P
PIRELLI PIRC.MI
The Italian tyre-maker Pirelli on Wednesday lowered its
margin forecast for this year, citing continuing uncertainty in
light of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2HX6MA
CEO Marco Tronchetti Provera said Pirelli was working on a
new plan to 2023/2025 which he was confident would confirm the
base trends of the current one. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nS8N2DT022 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nS8N2AH04G
NEXI NEXII.MI
Italy's biggest payments group has extended its exclusive
merger talks with Nordic rival Nets to Nov. 16, it said on
Wednesday as it reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter
earnings. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2HX5BO
TOD'S TOD.MI
Sales at Tod's fell by 12.3% in the third quarter, beating
analyst estimates, thanks to a strong rebound in China, the
Italian fashion group said on Wednesday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2HX6NC
Top executives told analysts inventory write-downs in the
second half would be much smaller than in the first, adding
consensus estimates could be met despite new shutdowns in Italy,
France, Britain provided that Tod's had "some respite in terms
of store closures." urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2HX6PC
BPER BANCA EMII.MI
The Italian bank said on Wednesday it had been granted
state guarantees on the senior notes of a 320 million euro bad
loan securitisation, a transaction which brought overall
disposals over the past two years to 5 billion euros.
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WEBUILD WBD.MI
Italy's biggest construction group said on Wednesday it had
2 billion euros in orders acquired which had to be finalised.
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ASSICURAZIONI GENERALI GASI.MI
Releases Q3 results (0630 GMT), followed by conference call
(1100 GMT)
POSTE ITALIANE PST.MI
Releases Q3 results (before Bourse opening), followed by
conference call (1330 GMT).
A2A A2.MI
Board meeting on Q3 results, followed by conference call
(1530 GMT).
RAI WAY RWAY.MI
Board meeting on Q3 results, followed by conference call
(1600 GMT).
GEOX GEO.MI
Board meeting on Q3 results, followed by conference call
(1635 GMT).
AZIMUT AZMT.MI
Board meeting on Q3 results.
ENAV ENAV.MI
Board meeting on Q3 results.
FINCANTIERI FCT.MI
Board meeting on Q3 results.
VISIBILIA EDITORE VE.MI
Ends capital increase.
UNIPOL UNPI.MI and UNIPOLSAI US.MI
Board meeting on Q3 results, press release on Nov. 13.
DIARY
Online event on Apulia region; Tesmec TES.MI Chairman
Ambrogio Caccia Dominioni, Exprivia XPR.MI Chairman and CEO
Domenico Favuzzi attending (0830 GMT)
Deloitte Innovation Summit virtual edition on "Digital
humanism, polar star of shooting" with Wikipedia founder Jimmy
Wales, Innovation Minister Paola Pisano, University and Research
Minister Gaetano Manfredi, Industry Ministry Undersecretary Gian
Paolo Manzella, Microsoft MSFT.O Italian unit CEO Silvia
Candiani, IBM IBM.N Italian unit CEO Enrico Cereda,
Assicurazioni Generali GASI.MI Italian unit CEO Marco Sesana,
Enel ENEI.MI CEO Francesco Starace (0930 GMT)
Online event with Aquafil ECNL.MI Chairman and CEO Giulio
Bonazzi, Bulgari Group CEO Jean-Christophe Babin, Enel ENEI.MI
Chairman Michele Crisostomo, Hera HRA.MI Group CEO Stefano
Venier, Maire Tecnimont MTCM.MI Group Chairman Fabrizio Di
Amato; Industry Deputy Minister Stefano Buffagni delivers
closing address (1000 GMT)
Rome, Senate holds 'Question Time' with Industry Minister
Stefano Patuanelli, Infrastructure Minister Paola De Micheli
(0830 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/