Italy - Factors to watch on Feb. 16

BF SpA

16/02/2022 05:00

The following factors could affect Italian markets on Wednesday.
    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 reported 70,852 COVID-19 related cases on Tuesday,
against 28,630 the day before, the health ministry said, while
the number of deaths rose to 388 from 281.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nS8N2U1000
    
    POLITICS
    Italy plans to boost competition for contracts to manage
bars and other facilities on its beaches from 2024, the
government said on Tuesday, after repeated requests from the
European Commission for them to be put out to tender.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2UQ6D6
    
    COMPANIES
    MONTE DEI PASCHI  BMPS.MI 
    Media rumours about a potential capital increase of 3.5
billion euros have no basis in any initiative launched by the
bank, Monte dei Paschi said on Tuesday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2UQ18V
    
    GENERALI  GASI.MI 
    Two activist investors in Italy's leading insurer, including
eyewear billionaire Leonardo Del Vecchio, on Tuesday urged the
company to engage in "an open and constructive dialogue" to
overcome issues that have held back its growth.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2UQ68S
    The insurer holds a board meeting on Wednesday.
    
    BPER BANCA  EMII.MI , CARIGE  CRGI.MI 
    Italy's fifth-largest bank will present a new business plan
after the closing of the deal for Carige  CRGI.MI , Chief
Executive Piero Luigi Montani said in a statement on Tuesday.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2UQ6D0
    
    TECHNOPROBE  TPRO.MI  
    The group's shares rose 14% at market debut.
    Corporación Financiera Alba  ALB.MC  said on Tuesday it had
bought 16,650,000 Technoprobe's shares in the initial public
offering, investing 94.9 million euros and getting a 2.8% stake
in the microelectronics group.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2UQ16D
    
    LEONARDO  LDOF.MI 
    The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday
said it would perform final inspections on new Boeing  BA.N  787
Dreamliner aircraft, and will not allow the planemaker to
self-certify the jets. The 787 program remains at a low
production rate, with an expected gradual return to five per
month over time, Boeing said.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2UQ1UB
    
    CAMPARI  CPRI.MI 
    The beverage group said on Tuesday it had made its corporate
website more accessible, adapting its interface to allow the
usability of all content by users with physical or cognitive
disabilities.

    EDISON  EDNn.MI 
    Board meeting on FY results.
    
    TENARIS  TENR.MI 
    Board meeting on FY results.
    
    BF  BFG.MI 
    Offer of shares subject to withdrawal ends.
    
    DIARY
    Rome, Industry Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti speaks before
Senate and Chamber of Deputies Industry committees on the
implementation report on the national recovery and resilience
plan (PNRR) (1230 GMT).
    Rome, Infrastructure Minister Enrico Giovannini speaks
before Chamber of Deputies Transport Committee on the strategic
document of passenger and freight rail mobility (1300 GMT).
    Rome, former Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena  BMPS.MI 
Chairman Giuseppe Mussari speaks before Parliamentary Committee
investigating over David Rossi death (1800 GMT).
    Milan, Envent Capital Markets holds first edition of winter
conference "Call for Growth" (0800 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/