Italy - Factors to watch on May 18

Autogrill SpA

18/05/2023 05:00

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 .
    
    COMPANIES
    MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA  BMPS.MI 
    Credit ratings agency DBRS Morningstar upgraded the Tuscan
bank's long-term issuer rating to BB (low)
     
    AUTOGRILL  AGL.MI 
    Dufry AG  DUFN.S  ends mandatory takeover offer on Autogrill
ordinary shares.
    (*) The take-up in the bid reached 7.254% on Wednesday
    
    ITALIAN DESIGN BRANDS (IDB)  IDB.MI 
    High quality furniture and design company debuts on Euronext
Milan; listing ceremony at 0600 GMT.
    
    DIARY
    Hiroshima, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attends G7 meeting.
    Rome, Chamber of Deputies Speaker Lorenzo Fontana receives
Malta House of Representatives President Angelo Farrugia (1000
GMT).
    Rome, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and Defence Minister
Guido Crosetto speak before Chamber of Deputies Foreign Affairs
and Defence committees and Senate Foreign Affairs Committee
Italian participation in further international missions for 2023
and on the analytical report on current international missions
and on the status of development cooperation interventions in
support of peace and stabilisation processes for 2022 and their
extension for 2023 (1100 GMT).
    Rome, Akamai Italia representatives due to speak before
Chamber of Deputies EU Policy Committee (1115 GMT).
    Rome, representative from AIWA (0730 GMT), welfare institute
INPS, social security agency INAIL, ANPAL and INAPP (0715 GMT)
due to speak before Social Affairs and Labour Committee on the
labour decree.
    Rome, Security Intelligence (DIS) General Department
Director Director Elisabetta Belloni speaks before Parliamentary
Committee for the Security of the Republic (COPASIR) (0730 GMT).
    Rome, Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti attends event
"Life as a champion" (0800 GMT).
    Rome, "EY Energy Summit 2023 - Energy reset" with EU
Commission representative Matthew Baldwin, Environment and
Energy Security Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin (0930 GMT).
    Rome, Confedilizia holds 'Education and Training' conference
"Strategic levers for the labour market" with Confedilizia
Chairman Giorgio Spaziani Testa, Education Minister Giuseppe
Valditara (0730 GMT).
    Milano, state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) holds
meeting "CDP, plans and strategies in the real estate sector"
(0930 GMT); CDP President Giovanni Gorno Tempini delivers
opening address; CDP CEO Dario Scannapieco delivers closing
address.
    Milan, 13th edition of 'Salone del risparmio' "Saving beyond
the crisis. Accompanying the investor towards conscious choices"
in presence and online ends.
    Parma, "Parma Water Days" event starts (0830 GMT); ends on
May 19. On Thursday opening plenary session with Parma Mayor
Michele Guerra, Italian Alliance for Sustainable Development
(ASviS) President Pierluigi Stefanini; expected attendees
include at panel "Water, agriculture and the global right to
food" farmers lobby Coldiretti President Ettore Prandini,
Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium President Nicola Bertinelli, U.N.
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Vice Director General
Maurizio Martina (0900 GMT).
    Verona, "Automotive Dealer Day 2023" ends (0700 GMT).
    
    ((Milan newsroom, e-mail: reutersitaly@thomsonreuters.com))
    
    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/