Italy - Factors to watch on Dec. 22

Directa SIM SpA

22/12/2021 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 (*).
    
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 IT/DIA .
    
    GENERAL 
    Italy reported 153 coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday
against 137 the day before, the health ministry said, while the
daily tally of new infections rose to 30,798 from 16,213, the
first time above 30,000 since November last year.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nR1N2S9004
    
    ECONOMY
    ISTAT releases November non-EU foreign trade (0900 GMT).
    
    COMPANIES 
    BPER  EMII.MI , BANCA CARIGE  CRGI.MI 
    BPER Banca said on Tuesday it was open to holding in-depth
discussions with Carige's owner FITD about its offer to buy the
ailing regional lender.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2T64XP
    
    INTESA SANPAPOLO  ISP.MI  
    The five banking foundations which hold a stake in Italy's
largest lender said on Tuesday they would present a joint list
for the upcoming board renewal.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nR1N2S9006
    
    LEONARDO  LDOF.MI 
    An Italian supplier at the centre of recent industrial snags
on the 787 Dreamliner airplane produced more than 4,000
non-compliant parts destined for Boeing Co  BA.N  over five
years, a preliminary report from Italian prosecutors shows.
    Italy's Leonardo, which was the immediate customer for parts
made by the supplier based in southern Italy and has said it too
is a victim of the suspected failure to meet specifications,
declined comment on the new finding emerging from the
prosecutors' document.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2T54H0
    
    ENEL  ENEI.MI  
    Europe's biggest utility said on Tuesday it had signed an
agreement with private equity firm Cinven to renew their
partnership in Ufinet Latam, with Enel retaining a 19.5%% stake
in the South American broadband operator.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2T64YD
    
    TELECOM ITALIA (TIM)  TLIT.MI  
    Main trade unions in the telecoms sector have asked for an
"urgent" meeting with the new Telecom Italia General Director,
Pietro Labriola, to evaluate the possible impact of the new
business plan on the company work force, according to a letter
sent to Labriola by the three main Unions.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2T64E8  
    
    STELLANTIS  STLA.MI 
    FCA Bank, a 50-50 joint venture between the carmaker and
Credit Agricole, said on Tuesday it bought Portugal's Sadorent,
a short- and medium-term car rental company, further expanding
its footprint in the country.
    
    JUVENTUS  JUVE.MI  
    The soccer team said on Tuesday that 98.45% of new shares
offered in connection with a capital increase it launched had
been subscribed after rights auction.   FWN2T60LK 
    
    CAMPARI  CPRI.MI 
    After the closing of the enrolment period between Oct. 18
and Dec. 17, Campari said the rate of its workforce who decided
to join the Employee Stock Ownership Plan, amounted to 51.6% of
all eligible employees. Campari CEO said in a statement that the
result was a great achievement for the group.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nNDL4RpWwz
         
    DIRECTA SIM  DS.MI 
    Trading online broker debuts on Euronext Growth Milan. 
    
    ISCC FINTECH  ISCC.MI 
    Fintech company debuts on Euronext Growth Milan. 
    
    
    DIARY
    Assogestioni releases November fund flows data.
    Rome, Prime Minister Mario Draghi holds year-end news
conference (0930 GMT).
    Rome, representatives of Leonardo  LDOF.MI  and Rheinmetall
 RHMG.DE  Italian unit informally speak before Chamber of
Deputies Industry Committee on OTO-Melara sale (from 1000 GMT). 
    Rome, External Information and Security Agency (AISE)
President Giovanni Caravelli and AVIO  AVI.MI  CEO Giulio Ranzo
speak before Parliamentary Committee for the Security of the
Republic (COPASIR) (from 1200 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/