Italy - Factors to watch on June 24
24/06/2021 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 .
POLITICS
Prime Minister Mario Draghi put the Vatican on guard on
Wednesday not to interfere with a parliamentary debate over a
draft law designed to combat homophobia, saying Italy was a
secular state. L5N2O54RQ
Labor ministers from many of the world's biggest economies
in the Group of 20 said on Wednesday they will pursue tougher
rules to protect 'gig economy' workers. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2O546H
COMPANIES
MONTE DEI PASCHI BMPS.MI
Italy's Treasury is reviewing options to offload Monte dei
Paschi (MPS), including making it easier for a buyer to spin-off
some of the ailing bank's assets, three sources told Reuters.
L5N2NY2XT
ATLANTIA ATL.MI
Italy's Atlantia will use most of the 8 billion euros ($9.6
billion) of proceeds from selling its motorway unit for deals
and helping its subsidiaries invest rather than paying down
their debts, a senior source within the group told Reuters.
L5N2O44RI
The infrastructure group said traffic on the motorways it
operates in Italy was up 16.8% last week, while increasing 56.3%
in Spain and 8.5% in France. Passenger traffic at its Rome
airports rose 216.7%, according to the company's weekly report.
STELLANTIS STLA.MI
Auto transport firm Gefco has been put up for sale by owners
Russian Railways (RZhD) and carmaker Stellantis in a deal
expected to be worth more than 2 billion euros ($2.39 billion),
people close to the matter said. L5N2O44MZ
MEDIASET MS.MI
Mediaset shareholders on Wednesday backed a plan to make the
Netherlands the legal base of Italy's top commercial
broadcaster, potentially paving the way for cross-border deals
needed to fight competition from online rivals. L2N2O50BJ
GAROFALO HEALTH CARE GHC.MI
The group said it signed a binding contract to buy a 52%
stake in Domus Nova S.p.A., which owns two hospitals in the city
of Ravenna, for an enterprise value of 42 million euros.
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EDISON EDNn.MI
Annual general meeting (0900 GMT).
FERRARI RACE.MI
Online news conference to present new sportcar model (1230
GMT).
BREMBO BRBI.MI
Ends option offer on shares subject to withdrawal (started
on May 25).
DIARY
ISPI holds "Geopolitics of the Energy Transition" online
conference with Enel ENEI.MI Chairman Michele Crisostomo,
Fincantieri FCT.MI Chairman Giampiero Massolo, Ecological
Transition Minister Roberto Cingolani (0730 GMT).
IRTOP Consulting and V-Finance hold webinar "ESC Investor
Day Small-Mid Cap" with ABTG Group ABTG.MI CEO Alfio Bardolla,
Caleffi CLFF.MI CEO Guido Ferretti, Comer Industries COME.MI
CEO Matteo Storchi, Convergenze CVG.MI CEO Rosario Pingaro,
Digital Magics DMG.MI CEO Marco Gay, Doxee DOXE.MI CEO
Sergio Muratori Casali, Industrie Chimiche Forestali ICF.MI
Guido Cami, Jonix JNXI.MI Chairman Mauro Mantovan, Salcef
Group SCFG.MI CEO Valeriano Salciccia, SG Company SGCO.MI
CEO Davide Verdesca (0800 GMT).
Bank of Italy's Unit for the Financial Information in Italy
(UIF)) Director Claudio Clemente presents "UIF 2020 annual
report" online (0900 GMT).
Swiss Re SRENH.S holds "Media Day 2021" online event with
CEO Christian Mumenthaler (0900 GMT).
"Financing the city of the future" online event with
Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets Global Head Leigh
Harrison, Telecom Italia TLIT.MI (TIM) Chairman Salvatore
Rossi (1200 GMT).
Task Force Italia interviews ENAV ENAV.MI Chairwoman
Francesca Isgro and Aeroporto Marconi di Bologna ADB.MI CEO
Nazareno Ventola; expected attendees include Alitalia
CAITLA.UL special administrator Gianluca Brancadoro, advisor
at Leonardo LDOF.MI , Saipem SPMI.MI , Sea Aeroporti,
Salvatore Ferragamo SFER.MI Patrizia Giangualano (1600 GMT).
Rome, Cabinet meeting (0800 GMT).
Rome, Infrastructure Minister Enrico Giovannini speaks via
videoconference before chamber of Deputies Transport Committee
(1200 GMT).
Rome, Defence Minister Lorenzo Guerini speaks before Senate
on the conclusion of the Italian mission in Afghanistan (0800
GMT).
Rome, social security agency INAIL President Franco Bettoni
and Director General Giuseppe Lucibello speak before Senate
Inquiry into Working Conditions Committee (1130 GMT).
Rome, Security Information Department (DIS) Director
Generale Elisabetta Belloni speaks before the Parliamentary
Committee for the Security of the Republic (COPASIR) (0830 GMT).
Rome, welfare institute INPS President Pasquale Tridico
speaks before Social Security Institutions Control Committee
(1145 GMT).
Milan, Court expected to verdict in the abbreviated appeal
process against the two mediators Emeka Obi and Gianluca Di
Nardo in proceedings for alleged Eni and Shell bribes in
Nigeria.
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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/