Italy - Factors to watch on August 31

Bastogi SpA

31/08/2015 03:00

The following factors could affect Italian markets on Monday. 
    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 . 
     
    ECONOMY 
    ISTAT releases June retail sales data (0800 GMT) and August 
flash CPI and HICP data (0900 GMT). 
     
    POLITICS 
    Italy's government has sufficient backing in parliament to 
force through a contested reform of the Senate, Prime Minister 
Matteo Renzi tells a newspaper, dismissing suggestions he might 
have to seek early elections  ID:nL5N115072  
         
    COMPANIES 
    ENI  ENI.MI   
    The Italian energy group announces the discovery of the 
largest known gas field in the Mediterranean off the Egyptian 
coast, predicting the find could help meet Egypt's gas needs for 
decades to come.  ID:nL5N1150EF  
     
    Separately ENI denied a report in Corriere della Sera 
newspaper that it was considering demerging from Saipem 
 SPMI.MI  and sharing its holding with other shareholders. Such 
a move would leave state fund Cassa Depositi e Prestiti  CDP.UL  
as the largest single shareholer in Eni, Corriere said. Eni said 
in a statement: "Eni denies speculation of splitting shares held 
in Saipem. This is a solution that is not under study". 
 
      
    Bourse After Hours trading closed. 
         
    POPOLARE VICENZA  IPO-BPVS.MI   
    Popolare di Vicenza is set to raise up to 1.5 billion euros 
from investors in a share sale early next year after a 
balance-sheet clean-up led to a large first-half net loss and 
hammered its capital base.  ID:nL5N1134K2  
     
    VENETO BANCA  
    Veneto Banca reported a 213.6 million euro net loss for the 
first half on Friday as the unlisted cooperative bank now under 
the oversight of the European Central Bank continues to clean up 
its balance sheet.  ID:nL5N1134IW  
     
    POLIGRAFICA S FAUSTINO  PSF.MI  
    Its first-half net result swung to a profit of 0.1 mln 
euros.  ID:nFWN113072  
 
    PIERREL  PRL.MI   
    Its net loss narrowed to 3.2 million euros in the first 
half.  ID:nFWN113072  
     
    BIOERA  BIE.MI  
    Its first-half net loss rose to 1.1 million euros. 
 ID:nFWN113073  
     
    IRCE  IRC.MI : 
    Its net profit rose to 4.4 million euros in the first half 
from 2.2 million euros a year ago.  ID:nFWN11307A  
     
    RETELIT  
    Its first-half net results swung to a profit of 2.2 million 
euros.  ID:nFWN11306Z  
     
    BASTOGI  BTGI.MI   
    Its first-half net result swung to a loss of 4.3 million 
euros.  ID:nFWN11308V  
     
    Noemalife  NOEM.MI   
    Its first-half net loss narrows to 1.8 million euros.  
 ID:nFWN11308S  
     
    BRIOSCHI  BRUI.MI   
    Its first-half net result swings to loss of EUR 6.6 million 
euros.  ID:nFWN11308O  
     
    ITWAY  ITWY.MI   
    Its first-half net loss widens to 428,000 euros. 
 ID:nFWN11308P  
     
    CENTRO HL DISTRIBUZIONE  CHL.MI   
    Its first-half net loss shrinks to 839,000 euros. 
 ID:nFWN113092  
     
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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/AGOSTO 31