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
ISTAT to publish February foreign trade data (0900 GMT).
Moody's to review Italy's sovereign rating.
DEBT
Treasury sells up to 8.5 billion euros ($9.82 billion) in BTP and CCTEU bonds. Subscriptions close at 1000 GMT.
COMPANIES
MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA BMPS.MI
The bank filed a complaint with banking and markets supervisors on Thursday over a slate of board nominees that aims to keep CEO Luigi Lovaglio in the job, a person with knowledge of the matter said.
ENI ENI.MI
The energy group has withdrawn from a consortium with Ratio Energies and Dana Petroleum for gas exploration in the so-called Cluster G, offshore Israel, Ratio Energies said in a statement.
RECORDATI RECI.MI
The pharmaceutical group confirmed a non‑binding full takeover offer on Thursday from private equity firm CVC Capital Partners CVC.AS, aimed at delisting the company
INWIT INWT.MI
Italy's biggest mobile tower operator has instructed its lawyers to file a report with market watchdog Consob so the regulator can fully assess whether any conduct may have contributed to abnormal moves in the company's shares, a source close to the matter said on Thursday.
((Milan newsroom, e-mail: reutersitaly@thomsonreuters.com))
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/
($1 = 0.8657 euros)