MILANO, March 21 (Reuters) - The following factors could
affect Italian markets on Thursday.
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
The Italian parliament on Wednesday blocked prosecutors from
pursuing an investigation into Deputy Prime Minister Matteo
Salvini for abuse of power and kidnapping migrants. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2174IL
DEBT
Treasury announces sale of CTZ and BTPei bonds, with
relative amounts to be auctioned on March 26.
COMPANIES
Milan, Italian Stock Exchange ends "STAR Conference".
TIM TLIT.MI , INWIT INWT.MI
U.S. bank JPMorgan JPM.N held 4.858 percent potential
stake in the Italian telecoms group as of March 13, with voting
rights for 0.381 percent. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nS8N20Z015
(*) The group could consider selling its stake in Brazilian unit
TIM Participacoes TIMP3.SA and reducing its shareholding in
telecom masts group INWIT to reduce its debt, TIM CEO Luigi
Gubitosi told investors at a Citi event in Paris this week
according to Il Messaggero.
The former monopolist is working on a possible combination
with Open Fiber as the favoured option for its fixed-line
network, Gubitosi was also quoted as saying by various
newspapers.
(*) ESSILORLUXOTTICA ESLX.PA
Infighting at the top of EssilorLuxottica turned personal on
Wednesday with the top shareholder and executive chairman
Leonardo Del Vecchio accusing the Franco-Italian group's
executive vice chairman of a power grab in a newspaper
interview. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2176KO
BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA BMPS.MI
The European Central Bank in January launched an audit to
assess and manage the Italian lender's operating and legal
risks, according to the bank's annual report. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nS8N20Z016
UBI BANCA UBI.MI
Italian lender signed a memorandum of understanding with
China's Sumec International Technology to offer financial
support to the export of Italian goods, services and facilities
to China.
(*) UBI BANCA