Italy - Factors to watch on March 25

Caltagirone Editore SpA

25/03/2022 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 .
    
   
    
    GENERAL
    Italy reported 81,811 COVID-19 related cases on Thursday,
against 76,260 the day before, the health ministry said, while
the number of deaths rose to 182 from 153.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nR1N2VE005
      
    ECONOMY
    ISTAT releases March consumer and business confidence data
(0900 GMT).
    
    DEBT
    ECB releases February data on Italian banks domestic
government bond holdings (0900 GMT).
    Treasury sells 1.5-2.0 billion euro zero coupon BTP Short
bonds due Nov. 28, 2023 and 1.0-1.5 billion euro 0.10% BTPei
bonds due May 15, 2033. Subscriptions close at 1000 GMT.
    Treasury announces sale of BTP and CCTeu bonds, with
relative amounts to be auctioned on March 30.
    
    COMPANIES
    TELECOM ITALIA (TIM)  TLIT.MI 
    U.S. fund KKR  KKR.N  remains interested in taking over
Telecom Italia (TIM) and also wants to discuss the phone group's
own plans to combine its fixed line assets with those of
state-backed rival Open Fiber, two sources said on Thursday.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2VR4C2
 
    EXOR  EXOR.MI 
    The holding company of Italy's Agnelli family said on
Thursday it had agreed to increase by $328 million the cash
price it would receive for the planned sale of its PartnerRe
reinsurer thanks to its solid performance last year.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2VR6LP
    
    SAIPEM  SPMI.MI 
    Releases FY results and review of 2022-2025 strategic plan
(0600 GMT), followed by conference calls with analysts (1000
GMT) and with the press (1215 GMT).
    
    BUZZI UNICEM  BZU.MI 
    Board meeting on FY results (preliminary FY results released
on Feb. 9).
    
    DIARY
    Milan, news conference by candidate as Assicurazioni
Generali  GASI.MI  Chairman Claudio Costamagna and candidate as
CEO Luciano Cirina, in the list of directors promoted by the
Caltagirone Group for the renewal of the board (1100 GMT).
    Milan, conference on "MIND and the social economy in Milan"
with Economy Deputy Minister Laura Castelli (1415 GMT).
    Florence, "Future for Fashion 2022" starts; ends on March
26. On Friday expected attendees include Prada Group  1913.F 
CEO Patrizio Bertelli (1355 GMT); Italian luxury goods companies
association Altagamma Foundation Director General Stefania
Lazzaroni, Fashion Chamber President Carlo Capasa, Foreign Trade
Institute (ICE) President Carlo Maria Ferro (1425 GMT);
Dolce&Gabbana CEO Alfonso Dolce (1510 GMT); Herno Chairman
Claudio Marenzi (1540 GMT).
    Marcallo con Casone (Milan), Sorgenia and Agatos  AGAT.MI 
hold news conference to present new biomethane plant with
Ecological Transition Minister Roberto Cingolani, Tourism
Minister Massimo Garavaglia, Lombardy region Governor Attilio
Fontana (to be confirmed).
    
    ((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/