Italy - Factors to watch on Dec. 23

Exprivia SpA

23/12/2016 07:22

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 . 
     
    DEBT 
    Treasury announces sale of BTP and CCTeu bonds, with 
relative amounts to be auctioned on Dec. 29. 
    The Treasury said on Thursday it would offer 6.5 billion 
euros in six-month BOT bills at auction on Dec. 28.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1EH4BV 
    Italy's Treasury said on Thursday it faced higher debt 
redemptions next year compared to 2016 under tougher market 
conditions due to less expansionary monetary policies and 
political developments in Italy.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nI6N1EA00X 
     
    COMPANIES 
    MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA  BMPS.MI  
    The board of Monte dei Paschi approved a request for state 
aid on Friday after declaring a failure its plan to raise 5 
billion euros ($5.2 billion) from investors.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1EH1J1 
    The Italian government approved a decree early on Friday 
setting up a 20 billion euro fund to help ailing lenders and 
opening the way for the rescue of Monte dei Paschi.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nR1N1DP27M 
     
    MEDIASET  MS.MI  
    Vivendi raised its stake in Mediaset further on Thursday, to 
28.8 percent, while Italian politicians voiced their concerns 
over what the French media group's intentions might be regarding 
the Italian TV broadcaster.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1EH4J5 
     
    TELECOM ITALIA  TLIT.MI  
    The Italian government is considering a plan for state 
lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) to buy a stake in Telecom 
Italia to counter the ambitions of French businessman Vincent 
Bollore, La Stampa daily said on Friday. 
     
    UNICREDIT  CRDI.MI  
    Italy's biggest bank said on Thursday it had picked the 
bookerunners of its upcoming 13 billion euro share issue. 
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nI6N1EA015 
        
    STEFANEL  STEP.MI  
    The ailing clothing retailer said on Thursday it had 
received a non-binding expression of interest from Oxy Capital 
Italia and Attestor Capital as part of a plan to relaunch the 
group via a debt restructuring and a capital injection. 
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nI6N1EA010 
     
    POPOLARE EMILIA ROMAGNA  EMII.MI  
    The Italian bank said on Thursday it had completed a 150 
million euro bad loan sale.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nI6N1EA00Y 
     
    ALERION CLEAN POWER  ARN.MI  
    A mandatory buyout offer by Eolo Energia starts on Friday 
and is set to run until Jan. 16.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nI6N1EA013 
     
    M&C  MACA.MI  
    M&A said on Thursday it had signed an accord to buy a 23.5 
stake in Gruppo Treofan from ELQ Investors and a further 22.6 
percent stake from Mercedes Partners raising its overall stake 
to 87.7 percent.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nBIA22363 
      
    EXPRIVIA  XPR.MI  
    The company said on Thursday it had reach a preliminary deal 
to take a majority stake in Italtel. 
     
    PARMALAT  PLT.MI  
    Parmalat said on Thursday it would receive 16 million euros 
under a settlement deal it had reached with Tetra Pak in order 
to drop any claims related to the dispute. 
     
    ALITALIA  
    Italy's Alitalia has approved a short-term financing deal 
and a new industrial plan that will include job cuts, it said on 
Thursday, as the loss-making flagship carrier steps up efforts 
to sustain its business.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1EH4NT 
     
    Bourse After Hours market closed. 
     
     
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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/  
 
 
Keywords: ITALY FACTORS/DEC. 23