Italy - Factors to watch on April 1

Davide Campari Milano NV

01/04/2026 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

Italy's centre-left opposition warned Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni against pressing ahead with a reform of the electoral law that studies say could bolster her chances of re-election, cautioning on Tuesday that pushing it through parliament without consultation would amount to a show of force.

ENERGY

Italy is set to postpone to 2038, 13 years later than originally planned, the permanent shutdown of its coal-fired power plants, according to a bill passed by the lower house of parliament on Tuesday.

DEBT

Italy's Treasury said on Tuesday it would buy back four BTP bonds for up to 3 billion euros ($3.46 billion) at an auction for government bond specialists to be held at the Bank of Italy on April 2.

ECONOMY

March PMI manufacturing HCOB data (0745 GMT).

ISTAT releases February unemployment rate data (0800 GMT).

Transport Ministry releases March car sales data (1600 GMT).

March state sector borrowing requirement data.

COMPANIES

STELLANTIS STLAM.MI

China's Leapmotor said on Tuesday it had entered into an agreement to transfer to the subsidiaries of the Franco-Italian carmaker the carbon credits it generates in Europe and the UK over the rest of 2026.

Samsung said on Tuesday it had extended the maturity of a 1.6 trillion won ($1.05 billion) loan to StarPlus Energy, its battery joint venture with Stellantis.

(*) MONTE DEI PASCHI BMPS.MI

Italian pension fund Enpam has reduced its stake in the bank to below 0.3%, daily Il Sole 24 Ore reported on Wednesday. Enpam previously held a 1.34% share when it took part in the lender's annual general meeting in February.

ENI ENI.MI

Alphavalue on Tuesday upgraded its rating on the Italian energy group to 'reduce' from 'sell'.

(*) LEONARDO LDOF.MI

Citigroup on Wednesday raised its rating on the defence and aerospace group to 'buy' from 'neutral'.

(*) FERRARI RACE.MI

Jefferies on Wednesday lifted its rating on the luxury sports car maker to 'buy' from 'hold' and the target price to 400 from 348 dollars.

(*) MAIRE MTCM.MI

The Italian engineering group said on Wednesday its unit Nextchem had won a contract to assist in the development of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant in Indonesia.

(*) RAI WAY RWAY.MI, MFE-MEDIAFOREUROPE MFEB.MI

Shareholders of Italian broadcasting tower operators Rai Way and EI Towers have extended talks on a potential merger to June 15, they said late on Tuesday in a statement.

Rai Way is controlled by public broadcaster RAI, while EI Towers' main shareholders are Italian infrastructure fund F2i and the country's top private broadcaster MFE-MediaForEurope.

CAMPARI CPRI.MI

The Italian spirits group said on Tuesday it had established a 2-billion-euro EMTN funding programme. The 12-month programme will be subject to update on an annual basis.

DIARY

Milan, Enel ENEI.MI Chairman Paolo Scaroni attends a book  presentation (1600 GMT).

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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/