Italy - Factors to watch on Dec. 1
01/12/2021 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 (*).
For a complete list of diary events in Italy please click on
IT/DIA .
GENERAL
Italy reported coronavirus-related 89 deaths on Tuesday
against 65 the day before, the health ministry said, while the
daily tally of new infections rose to 12,764 from 7,975.
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ECONOMY
IHS Markit releases November PMI manufacturing (0845 GMT).
Transport Ministry releases November car sales data (1700
GMT).
November state sector borrowing requirement data.
COMPANIES
EXOR EXOR.MI
The holding company of Italy's Agnelli family will have
about 9 billion euros ($10.2 billion) available for investments
including in luxury industry, once it completes the sale of
reinsurer PartnerRe, its CEO said on Tuesday. Chief Executive
John Elkann said Exor was not aiming to create a luxury group,
after it became the largest shareholder in Chinese group Shang
Xia last year. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2SL4YN
BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI BMPS.MI
The bailed-out lender said on Tuesday is looking to restart
talks with the EU Commission's competition unit, as the bank is
seeking to get Bruxelles approval for its industrial plan.
TELECOM ITALIA (TIM) TLIT.MI
Italy's biggest telecoms firm on Tuesday said the head of
human resources Luciano Sale would leave the group under a
mutual agreement with the company, as a reshuffle of TIM's top
management takes shape after Luigi Gubitosi resigned from the
role of CEO last week.
A $12 billion takeover proposal for TIM by private equity
giant KKR has highlighted an 'Italian discount', which a surge
in investor interest and a European fund aimed at supporting its
struggling economy could help narrow. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2SL3LV
GIGLIO.COM GGTV.MI
During Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales on the online
fashion platform were four times the amount of the same period
of 2019 and were up 117% from last year, the company said on
Tuesday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2SL18Q
PROMOTICA PMTI.MI
The marketing solutions company bought a 80% stake in Grani
& Partners from Giochi Preziosi, it said in a statement.
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DIARY
"Healthcare Summit" online event with Health Undersecretary
Pierpaolo Sileri, National health institute ISS President Silvio
Brusaferro, Italian Drug Agency (AIFA) representative Maurizio
Belfiglio (0800 GMT).
Rome, "5G ITALY" continues; ends on Dec. 2. On Wednesday
expected attendees include Industry Undersecretary Anna Ascani,
Open Fiber Chairman Franco Bassanini, Vodafone VOD.L Italian
unit CEO Aldo Bisio, INWIT INWT.MI CEO Giovanni Ferigo,
WindTre CEO Jeffrey Hedberg, Linkem CEO Davide Rota, ZTE
000063.SZ Western Europe President and Italian unit CEO Hu
Kun, Industry Ministry representative Donatella Proto (from 0830
GMT).
Rome, Industry Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti attends
Interministerial Committee for Space and Aerospace Policies
(COMINT) meeting (0830 GMT).
Rome, ISTAT ends 14th statistics conference "A modern data
ecosystem for an inclusive and sustainable restart" (from 0830
GMT); on Wednesday expected attendees include Bank of Italy Vice
Director General Alessandra Perrazzelli and ISTAT President Gian
Carlo Blangiardo delivers closing.
Web conference on cybersecurity. Attendees include Defence
Undersecretary Giorgio Mulé, Italian Cybersecurity Agency Vice
Director Nunzia Ciardi, Leonardo LDOF.MI representative Enrico
Savio, Telecom Italia TLIT.MI (TIM) representative Stefano
Grassi (0845 GMT).
Rome, "Forum Qualenergia" starts (0900 GMT); ends on Dec. 2.
On Wednesday expected attendees include European Parliament
President David Sassoli, Ecological Transition Minister Roberto
Cingolani.
Genoa, Leonardo LDOF.MI holds news conference to present
Genoa competence centre for digitisation (0930 GMT).
Rome, Prime Minister Mario Draghi and Economy Minister
Daniele Franco meet parliamentary group leaders on the budget
law (1100 GMT).
Rome, Bank of Italy Director General and Italian insurers'
supervisor IVASS President Luigi Federico Signorini (1230 GMT)
and Industry Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti (1500 GMT) speak
before Parliamentary Committee for the Security of the Republic
(COPASIR).
Rome, Industry Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti receives Lebanon
Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib (1730 GMT).
Rome, national agency for technologies, energy and
environment ENEA presents 10th "Annual report on energy
efficiency" and 12th "Annual report on tax deductions for energy
saving measures and use of renewable energy sources in existing
buildings" with Ecological Transition Minister Roberto
Cingolani.
Rome, Italian Drug Agency (AIFA)'s Scientific Technical
Commission (STC) holds meeting to approve COVID vaccine also for
children from 5 to 11 years old.
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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/