Italy - Factors to watch on August 14
Italy - Factors to watch on August 14 The following factors could affect Italian markets on Friday
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BANKS
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told Milano Finanza that she hopes UniCredit CRDI.MI will retain its Italian roots and establish a constructive dialogue with German authorities as it pursues its takeover of Germany's Commerzbank CBKG.DE.
Asked about Intesa Sanpaolo's ISP.MI unsolicited bid for Monte dei Paschi di Siena BMPS.MI, she said she hoped MPS would not be broken up and lose its name and identity.
COMPANIES
NEXI NEXII.MI
State lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) is preparing to increase its stake in payments group Nexi to as much as 27.6% of the company's share capital, and the increase is likely to be completed in the autumn, Corriere della Sera reported, citing financial sources.
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
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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