Italy - Factors to watch on May 22

Eni SpA

22/05/2026 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

ECONOMY

Italy will extend "to the first week of June" from May 22 a cut in excise duties on fuels, Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said on Thursday, as part of government efforts to help families and firms cope with high energy costs.

It was not fully clear if he meant until the start of the first week of June or until the end of it.

Speaking at a conference in northern Italy, Giorgetti also said he was optimistic about talks with the European Commission aimed at securing more budget leeway for energy-related spending.

DEBT

Italy's Treasury said on Thursday it would issue up to 5 billion euros in short-term and inflation-linked BTP bonds at a May 26 auction.

Treasury announces details of 6-month BOT auction on May 27.

COMPANIES

(*) RECORDATI RECI.MI

Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners CVC.AS and Belgian investment group GBL GBLB.BR said on Friday they had launched a 10.7 billion euro ($12.43 billion) full voluntary cash bid on Italian pharmaceutical group, which the aim of delisting it.

(*) WEBUILD WBD.MI

Saudi Arabia's high-tech NEOM has terminated the contract with the Italian construction company for the Connector High-Speed Line project in Tabuk, Italy's largest construction company said on Thursday.

STELLANTIS STLAM.MI

The automaker on Thursday laid out a 60 billion euro strategy that marks a shift under new CEO Antonio Filosa, combining a wave of new partnerships, a sharper focus on core brands and a push to better monetise excess factory capacity.

AMPLIFON AMPF.MI

(*) The hearing aid maker on Friday said it had completed a capital hike of up to 45,300,000 new ordinary shares via an accelerated bookbuilding (ABB) procedure to finance the cash portion of the acquisition of GN Hearing. It added it had raised 453 million euros, at a price of 10 euros per share and that Ampliter remained the controlling shareholder with 38.69% of the group's capital and just over 70% of voting rights.

TELECOM ITALIA TLIT.MI

The telecoms group concluded on Thursday a transaction to turn a special class of shares carrying higher investor remuneration into ordinary stock, in a long-awaited move that removed a source of extra costs.

ENI ENI.MI

The energy group said on Thursday it had signed three long term agreements for the purchase of liquefied natural gas (LNG)in Indonesia, supplied by the South Hub and North Hub gas projects it operates in the country.

(*) THE ITALIAN SEA GROUP TISGR.MI

The yacht maker said on Thursday it had incurred in losses above a threshold established by law, the exact amount of which is still being determined. It added that it had launched a formal procedure to manage the situation and drawn up a recovery plan that includes the potential sale of non-core real estate assets and a possible agreement with tax authorities.

DIARY

Rome, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni meets Irish Prime Minister Michael Martin (1330 GMT).

Rome, cabinet meeting expected at 1700 GMT.

Nicosia, Cyprus, Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti takes part in informal Eurogroup (starting 0445 GMT) and Ecofin meetings (starting 0830 GMT)

Helsingborg, Sweden, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani takes part in meeting with NATO counterparts.

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

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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/