Italy - Factors to watch on March 4

Centrale del Latte d'Italia SpA

04/03/2015 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 . 
     
    POLITICS 
    Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan attends question time at 
Chamber of Deputies (1400 GMT). 
     
    State broadcaster RAI Director General Luigi Gubitosi speaks 
before RAI Supervisory Committee (1300 GMT). 
     
    ECONOMY 
    Markit releases February service PMI data (0845 GMT). 
     
    COMPANIES 
    WORLD DUTY FREE  WDF.MI  
    Italy's Benetton family expects binding offers for its 
majority stake in the world's No. 2 duty free operator by 
mid-March, two sources close to the matter said on Tuesday. 
 ID:L5N0W54ZB  
     
    ENEL  ENEI.MI  
    The Italian utility has attracted interest from four 
European energy companies in its offer of a controlling stake in 
Slovak power generator Slovenske Elektrarne, with binding bids 
expected as early as April, three sources close to the matter 
said.  ID:nL5N0W54R5  
     
    BANCA POPOLARE DI VICENZA  
    Italy's Banca popolare di Vicenza said on Tuesday the 
European Central Bank had set a Common Equity Tier 1 ratio of 11 
percent as a specific capital requirement for the unlisted bank. 
 ID:nI6N0VX00W  
     
    TOD'S  TOD.MI  
    Board meeting to call annual meeting. 
     
    BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA  BMPS.MI  
    Board meeting on FY results (preliminary on Feb. 11). 
     
    CENTRALE LATTE TORINO  CLT.MI  
    Board meeting on FY results (preliminary on Feb. 6). 
     
    ITALCEMENTI  ITAI.MI  
    Board meeting on FY results (preliminary on Feb. 06). 
     
    MONCLER  MONC.MI  
    Board meeting on FY results, followed by conference call 
(1700 GMT). 
 
    PRIMA INDUSTRIE  PRII.MI  
    Board meeting on FY results. 
     
    RECORDATI  RECI.MI  
    Board meeting on FY results (preliminary on Feb. 12). 
 
    Txt e solutions  TXTS.MI  
    Board meeting on FY results. 
     
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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/  
 
 
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