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 (*).
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POLITICS
Italy plans to limit fiscal incentives to retail buyers of
its sovereign bonds by introducing a ceiling of 50,000 euros, a
draft showed on Thursday, following criticism that the plan
would benefit the well off rather than the poor.
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ECONOMY
DBRS rating agency scheduled review of sovereign debt rating
on Italy.
ISTAT releases October consumer and business confidence data
(0800 GMT); Q3 wage inflation data (0900 GMT); August industry
sales data (1000 GMT).
COMPANIES
ENI ENI.MI
Releases Q3 results (before Bourse opening), followed by
conference call (1200 GMT).
UNICREDIT CRDI.MI
Ordinary and extraordinary shareholders' meetings (0800
GMT).
The European Central Bank has given the green light for
UniCredit to buy back an initial tranche of shares up to a value
of 2.5 billion euros ($2.6 billion), the bank said on Thursday.
MONCLER MONC.MI
Sales at luxury group Moncler rose 7% at constant exchange
rates in the third quarter, meeting analyst expectations, thanks
to growth in Asia and despite a decline in the Americas.
CAMPARI CPRI.MI
Shares in Campari plunged over 13% on Thursday after the
Italian spirits group significantly missed analyst expectations
for sales and operating profit in the third quarter.
MAIRE TECNIMONT MTCM.MI
Engineering group MAIRE on Thursday posted a 29.4% rise in
core profit for the first nine months of the year while its
backlog hit a record high 16.8 billion euros ($17.7 billion).
DANIELI & C DANI.MI
Annual general meeting (0900 GMT).
DIARY
Brussels, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attending EU
Council meeting.
Assogestioni releases September fund flows data (0900 GMT).
Rome, on the occasion of the centenary of his birth,
event "Cardinal Achille Silvestrini, man of dialogue" with
President Sergio Mattarella, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal
Pietro Parolin (0800 GMT).
Rome, Industry Minister Adolfo Urso's agenda on Friday:
* attends via videoconference the "International scenarios
and prospects for companies" conference (0730 GMT);
* attends assembly of Italian shipowners association
Confitarma (0900 GMT);
* attends inauguration ceremony of new plant at Trafilerie
Alluminio Alexia in Gordona (Sondrio) (1500 GMT).
Venice, 2nd edition 'Venice Sustainable Fashion Forum'
"Boosting transition" ends (0730 GMT); on Friday expected
attendees include UniCredit CRDI.MI Italian Deputy Head Remo
Taricani, Alessandra Moretti dfrom the European Parliament (0845
GMT).
Vatican City, Pope Francis calls for day of fasting, penance
and prayer for world peace, and leads prayers in St Peter's
Basilica (1600 GMT).
((Milan newsroom, e-mail: reutersitaly@thomsonreuters.com))
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