Italy - Factors to watch on March 5

Davide Campari Milano NV

05/03/2026 05:00

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.

ECONOMY

ISTAT releases January retail sales data (0900 GMT).

DEBT

The Italian Treasury is considering raising the coupons on its BTP Valore bond for retail investors due to market tensions over conflict in the Middle East, a source close to the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.

Treasury continues offer of six-year bonds 'BTP Valore' due March 10, 2032 for the retail market; ends on March 6, unless early closure.

COMPANIES

(*) BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA BMPS.MI

The board of the bank voted on Wednesday to exclude Chief Executive Luigi Lovaglio from the list of candidates for a new mandate, after a boardroom clash over the future of recently acquired Mediobanca.

MPS has proposed Fabrizio Palermo, Corrado Passera and Carlo Vivaldi as candidates for chief executive, the Italian lender said on Wednesday.

Several newspapers described Palermo as the frontrunner.

(*) NEXI NEXII.MI

The Italian payments group is targeting core profit margin expansion and mid-single-digit percent revenue growth in 2028, it said on Thursday as it unveiled its three-year industrial plan.

Conference call on FY and strategic plan.

(*) SNAM SRG.MI

The gas grid operator on Thursday reported a 10.3% rise in its adjusted full-year net profit to 1.42 billion euros, in line with its guidance, as it showed resilience in regulated activities and discipline in its financial structure.

Strategy presentation (0900 GMT) and news conference with CEO Agostino Scornajenchi and CFO Luca Passa (1230 GMT).

(*) AVIO AVI.MI, BANCA POPOLARE DI SONDRIO BPSI.MI

The Italian rocket maker will enter the blue‑chip FTSE Mib index on March 23, replacing the regional bank, FTSE Russell said on Wednesday.

CAMPARI CPRI.MI

The spirits group said on Wednesday its organic revenues rose 2.4% last year, despite a tough backdrop for the global spirits industry and hurricane‑related disruptions in Jamaica.

AMPLIFON AMPF.MI

The hearing aid maker reported a 7.9% drop in fourth‑quarter net profit on Wednesday but said it anticipates an improved profit margin going forward as cost cuts run ahead of plan.

MAIRE MTCM.MI

The engineering group values its energy transition unit Nextchem at around 4 billion euros, its chief executive said on Wednesday, after the company reported 2025 core profit that beat guidance.

(*) LAZIO LAZI.MI

The club drew 2-2 with Atalanta in the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final.

(*) IPO

The heirs of Leonardo Del Vecchio are considering a possible listing of Delfin, the holding company that controls EssilorLuxottica ESLX.PA and is a big shareholder in Monte dei Paschi, Generali GASI.MI and UniCredit CRDI.MI, Il Sole 24 Ore reported on Thursday. Two of Delfin's eight shareholders, Luca and Paola Del Vecchio, have agreed to sell their stakes to their brother Leonardo Maria, the newspaper added.

AZIMUT HOLDING AZMT.MI

Releases FY results.

PRADA 1913.F

Conference call on FY results (1300 GMT).

DIARY

Rome, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and Defence Minister Guido Crosetto speak on the Middle East crisis to the lower (0900 GMT) and upper (1500 GMT) houses of parliament.

Bologna, ECB President Christine Lagarde continues her three-day visit in Italy, with speech at Johns Hopkins' SAIA Europe "2026 Robert A. Mundell global risk memorial lecture" (1700 GMT).

((Milan newsroom, e-mail: reutersitaly@thomsonreuters.com))

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/