Italy - Factors to watch on March 3

Digital Magics SpA

03/03/2017 05:00

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 (*). 
     
    For a complete list of diary events in Italy please click on 
 IT/DIA . 
     
    POLITICS 
    Cabinet meeting (1000 GMT). 
     
    ECONOMY 
    Markit releases February service Pmi data (0845 GMT). 
    ISTAT releases Q4 GDP (0900 GMT). 
    Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan attends closed-door 
conference organised by Aspen-Chatham House "Assessing risk: 
business in global disorder" (1315 GMT) in Venice. 
    ISTAT presents "Report on Competitiveness of Productive 
Sectors" with President Giorgio Alleva (0900 GMT). 
     
    COMPANIES 
     
    UNICREDIT  CRDI.MI   
    Capital Research and Management Company held 4 percent of 
UniCredit as of Feb. 28, without taking into account the fund's 
participation in the lender's capital increase, a filing by 
market regulator Consob showed. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nI6N1GC005 
    The bank said vice chairman Fabrizio Palenzona would step 
down to facilitate the implementation of planned 2018 corporate 
governance changes announced by the lender in 
December. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nI6N1GC003 
     
    FIAT CHRYSLER  FCHA.MI  
    Tests carried out on Euro-5 diesel vehicles sold in Italy 
have found no defeat devices, Italy's transport ministry said on 
Thursday after publishing a final report on the 
investigation. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nI6N1GC006 
     
    BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA  BMPS.MI  
    The troubled Italian lender is looking to approve a draft 
restructuring plan at a board meeting on March 9, a source close 
to the matter said on Thursday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nI6N1GC004 
    The bank said in a statement its draft annual report will be 
submitted for approval by the board of directors on March 9 
instead of March 2.  
     
    ENI  ENI.MI  
    Nigeria's financial crime watchdog has filed new corruption 
charges against Royal Dutch Shell, Eni and others regarding the 
$1.3 billion purchase of a long-disputed oilfield in 2011, 
according to court documents released on Thursday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1GF70O 
     
    GEOX  GEO.MI  
    The Italian shoemaker is confident of achieving a 
significant jump in core profit this year, it said on Thursday 
after posting a 23 percent decline for 2016. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1GF6WY 
     
    LEONARDO  LDOF.MI  
    The company said on Thursday that Boeing had selected the 
MH-139 aircraft, based on Leonardo's AW139 model, to participate 
in a U.S. Air Force tender for 84 aircraft.  
     
    BREMBO  BRBI.MI  
    Board meeting on FY results (0800 GMT). 
     
    D'AMICO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING  B7C.MI  
    Extraordinary shareholders' meeting (1000 GMT). 
     
    DIGITAL MAGICS  DMG.MI  
    Ends capital increase. 
     
    CEMENTIR  CEMI.MI  
    Board meeting on FY results (preliminary results on Feb. 
13). 
     
    CENTRALE DEL LATTE D'ITALIA  CLII.MI  
    Board meeting on FY results. 
     
    PARMALAT  PLT.MI  
    Board meeting on FY results. 
     
    AC MILAN 
    Soccer club AC Milan holds shareholders' meeting (0830 GMT). 
     
    ((Milan newsroom, +39 02 6612 9507, fax +39 02 801149,  
milan.newsroom@news.reuters.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/  
 
 
Keywords: ITALY FACTORS/MARCH 3