Italy - Factors to watch on Sept. 28

Class Editori SpA

28/09/2018 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 .
    
    POLITICS
(*) Italy's government on Thursday targeted the budget deficit
at 2.4 percent of gross domestic product for the next three
years, defying Brussels and marking a victory for party chiefs
over economy minister Giovanni Tria, an unaffiliated technocrat.
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(*) The Italian president called the Economy Minister on
Thursday to ask him not to resign after the government targeted
a budget deficit of 2.4 percent for the next three years,
several newspapers said.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nS8N1PA07L
(*) Italy's new budget expects debt to fall in terms of gross
domestic output in 2019, a prominent lawmaker of the League
ruling party said on Friday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nR1N1VZ008
(*) Several papers underlined the fact that the budhget will put
Italy on a collision course with the EU
    Milan, Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Matteo
Salvini attends provincial committee for Public Order and
Security (0900 GMT).
    Rome, Conference on "Huawei 5G summit" with Deputy Prime
Minister and Development and Labour Minister Luigi Di Maio (0730
GMT).
    Cernobbio, World Manufacturing Forum ends (0715 GMT),
expected attendees include Economy Deputy Minister Massimo
Garavaglia, STMicroelectronics  STM.MI  Italian unit Chairman
Carlo Ferro.
    Milan, "United for the Climate" conference with Engie
 ENGIE.PA  Italian unit CEO Olivier Jacquier; Economic
Development Deputy Minister Dario Galli expected to attend (1100
GMT).
    
    ECONOMY
    ISTAT releases September flash CPI and HICP data (0800 GMT).
    Reuters releases September asset allocation poll (1100 GMT).
    Rome, Energy Authority AEEGSI expected to announce energy
and gas fees effective from Oct. 1, 2018.
    Lido Di Venezia, "Banca Ifis NPL Meeting 2018" ends (0715
GMT), expected attendees include Intesa Sanpaolo  ISP.MI  CFO
Stefano Del Punta, Quaestio Capital Chairman Alessandro Penati.
    Milan, market regulator Consob holds news conference to
present "World Investor Week", to be held from Monday Oct. 1 to
Sunday Oct. 7 (1300 GMT).
    
    COMPANIES
    ATLANTIA  ATL.MI 
    Italy's government will ban motorway operators from taking
part in the rebuilding of a bridge collapsed in Genoa, a draft
decree seen by Reuters on Thursday showed, de facto excluding
Autostrade per l'Italia, a unit of Atlantia,  from the
reconstruction.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1WD5AF
    
    UNICREDIT  CRDI.MI 
    Unicredit sells Bulgarian non-performing credit portfolio to
B2holding Group.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1WD0WE
    
    LEONARDO  LDOF.MI 
    Boeing was selected to build the U.S. Air Force's next
training jet in a contract worth up to $9.2 billion over the
life of the program, the Air Force said on Thursday. It beat out
Lockheed Martin Corp and Leonardo DRS.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N1WD22E
    
    BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA  BMPS.MI 
    the lender announced a Voluntary Tender Offer for Casaforte
Srl.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1WE0JO
    
(*) ASTALDI  AST.MI 
    The company filed for a composition with creditors agreement
"with reservation" following  the delay in the process to sell
the Third Bosphorus bridge. It said the targets in its 2018-2022
plan were no longer achievable.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1WD0WV
    
    MONDADORI  MOED.MI 
    The publisher said on Thursday it entered exclusive talks
with Reworld Media for the possible disposal of its unit
Mondadori France.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1WD0RA
    
(*) CLASS EDITORI  CLED.MI 
    Class Editori H1 net loss at 6 million euros.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1WE0IB
    
    BREMBO  BRBI.MI 
    Chairman Alberto Bombassei attends cultural event in Milan
(0900 GMT).
    
    BANCA INTERMOBILIARE  BIM.MI 
    Ordinary and extraordinary shareholders' meetings (0900 GMT)
and holds board meeting on H1 results.
    
    SPAXS  SPAX.MI 
    Its Banca Interprovinciale acquired an NPL portfolio with a
gross book value (GBV) of 263 million euros from Istituto
Finanziario Mezzogiorno, it said on Thursday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nI6N1VP01J
    
    AS ROMA  ASR.MI  
    The club said on Thursday it had ended the contract of CEO
Umberto Gandini.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nBIA4xZfm3
     
    KI GROUP  KI.MI 
    Ends capital increase (started on Sept. 10).
    
    Board meetings on H1 results: AGATOS  AGAT.MI , ALKEMY
 ALKE.MI , AMBROMOBILIARE  AMBA.MI , ASKOLL  EVAS.MI , ASTALDI
 AST.MI , BIALETTI  BIA.MI , BIO-ON  ON.MI , BOMI ITALIA
 BOMI.MI , COSTAMP GROUP  MOLDC.MI , DBA GROUP  DBA.MI ,
DIGITOUCH  DGT.MI , ECOSUNTEK  ECKS.MI , ENERGICA MOTOR COMPANY
 EMCC.MI , ENERGY LAB  ELAB.MI , EUKEDOS  EUKE.MI , EXPERT
SYSTEM  EXSY.MI , GEL  GELE.MI , GO INTERNET  GO.MI , GPI
 GPI.MI , GRUPPO GREEN POWER  GGPW.MI , HEALTH ITALIA  HIA.MI ,
IMVEST  YIV.MI , INNOVATEC  INCI.MI , LEONE FILM GROUP  LFG.MI ,
LONGINO & CARDENAL  LON.MI , LUCISANO MEDIA GROUP  LCMG.MI ,
MASI AGRICOLA  MASIA.MI , MONNALISA  MONNA.MI , NEODECORTECH
 NDT.MI , OLIDATA  OLI.MI , PLT ENERGIA  PLTEN.MI , PORTALE
SARDEGNA  PSAR.MI , RENERGETICA  RENER.MI , ROSETTI MARINO
 YRM.MI , SITI B&T GROUP  SITI.MI , SOMEC  SOME.MI , SPAXS
 SPAX.MI , TRIBOO  TB.MI , VIMI FASTENERS  VIMI.MI , VISIBILIA
EDITORE  VE.MI .
    Board meetings on H1 results: ASSITECA  ASSI.MI , AXELERO
 AXEL.MI .
    
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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/