Italy - Factors to watch on Dec. 30

Eviso SpA

30/12/2020 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 659 coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday
against 445 the day before, the health ministry said, while the
daily tally of new infections rose to 11,212 from 8,585.
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    COMPANIES
    
    ENI  ENI.MI 
    The Italian oil and gas major said it signed a memorandum of
understanding on cooperation with China, aiming to facilitate 
joint initiatives between Eni and Chinese counterparts in China
and abroad. 
    
    MONTE DEI PASCHI  BMPS.MI 
    Italy's Treasury met Monte dei Paschi's banking foundation
and local authorities on Tuesday to discuss the impact of a
potential merger of state-owned Monte dei Paschi (MPS) on the
economy of Siena and the surrounding areas, people with
knowledge of the meeting said.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2J92ZG
    
    FINCANTIERI  FCT.MI 
    The Italian shipbuilder's planned acquisition of
state-controlled French rival Chantiers de l'Atlantique to
create a European "Airbus of the Seas" is facing collapse
barring last-minute political intervention from Paris or Rome.
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    FIAT CHRYSLER  FCHA.MI 
    Italian-American carmaker FCA will invest 755 million zlotys
($203.99 million) in its plant in Tychy in Poland, where new
hybrid and electric Jeep, Fiat and Alfa Romeo models will be
built, Deputy Prime Minister Jaroslaw Gowin said on Tuesday.
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    BANCO BPM  BAMI.MI 
    The Italian lender said on Tuesday it has completed a
securitization of a 145 million euros leasing bad loan
portfolio.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2J80B2 
    
    BANKS
    Italian banks last year sold on average non-performing loans
(NPLs) at 23% of their gross book value, in line with the
previous year, a report by the Bank of Italy showed on Tuesday.
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    DIASORIN  DIAS.MI 
    The Italian diagnostic company said on Tuesday it had
secured funds from the US Biomedical Advanced Research and
Development Authority (BARDA) for a validation of its COVID-19
molecular test.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2J904R
    
   
    Bourse After Hours market closed.
    
    CONVERGENZE  CVG.MI 
    Telecommunication and energy sectors green company
Convergenze debuts on AIM segment.
    
    EVISO  EVS.MI 
    Company that has developed artificial intelligence platform
Eviso debuts on AIM segment.
    
    Planetel  PLTA.MI 
    Company leader of a group operating in telecommunications at
national level Planetel debuts on AIM segment.
    
    CAPITAL FOR PROGRESS SINGLE INVESTMENT  CFP2.MI 
    Last negotiation day of shares on AIM segment.
    
    DIARY
    Rome, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte holds year-end news
conference (1000 GMT).
    Rome, Cabinet meeting (1500 GMT).
    Rome, Senate expected to give Parliament's final approval to
government's 2021 budget.
    
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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/