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 (*).
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IT/DIA .
POLITICS
Italy sought last-minute changes on Thursday to a tentative
EU agreement on sharing out responsibility for looking after
migrants and refugees, pushing for a cut in the number of people
each country would take on.
ECONOMY
ISTAT releases April industrial output data (0800 GMT).
DEBT
The Italian Treasury has raised 17.1 billion euros in the
first four days of the offer of its new 'BTP Valore' bond
dedicated to retail investors, bourse data showed on Thursday.
The BTP Valore offer ends on Friday at 1100 GMT.
Treasury to sell 6.5 billion euros 12-month BOT bills.
Subscriptions close at 0900 GMT.
The Treasury said on Thursday it would sell up to 7.5
billion euros in BTP bonds at a June 13 auction.
COMPANIES
TELECOM ITALIA (TIM) TLIT.MI
U.S. fund KKR KKR.N and a rival consortium comprising
state lender CDP and Australian fund Macquarie MQG.AX are
readying to submit slightly improved bids for TIM's network
ahead of a June 9 deadline, sources said.
LEONARDO LDOF.MI
The Italian defence group said on Thursday it signed a deal
with Azerbaijan for the supply of C-27J military transport
plane, without giving details about the contract.
ENI ENI.MI
Eni and oil and gas operator KazMunayGas (KMG) will work
together to build Kazakhstan's first hybrid renewables-gas power
plant, the Italian energy group said on Thursday following a
meeting with the Kazakh president in Astana.
EUROVITA (not listed)
Italian authorities may extend beyond the current June 30
deadline a temporary halt to the early redemption of ailing life
insurer Eurovita's products, a consumer association said after a
meeting with the company's special administrator.
FINLOGIC FNL.MI
Argo SpA ends full voluntary takeover bid on Finlogic
ordinary shares.
VISIBILIA EDITORE VE.MI
Ends capital increase.
DIARY
Milan, market regulator CONSOB holds annual meeting with
financial market (0900 GMT); expected attendees include Bank of
Italy Governor Ignazio Visco, Economy Undersecretary Federico
Freni.
Milan, Algebris Investments holds round-table discussion
"Italian and European Banking System: Challenges and
Opportunities" (0830 GMT); expected attendees include ECB board
member Andrea Enria (1030 GMT).
Rome, Industry Minister Adolfo Urso's programme on Friday:
* gives speech at Business Ethics Summit organised by
Pontifical Academy of Sciences (0700 GMT);
* gives speech at 'Italian Wine Union' (0830 GMT);
* attending inauguration ceremony of "Frecciarossa Red in
Italy" (1000 GMT);
* gives speech via videoconference at forum 'Elle getting
Greener' (1300 GMT).
Manduria, 'Forum in Masseria' "Italy to come. Perspectives
and actions to be implemented to build the Country of the
future" continues; ends on June 11. On Friday expected attendees
include Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida, farming
association Confagricoltura President Massimilano Giansanti
(1300 GMT); Health Minister Orazio Schillaci, Novartis NOVN.S
Italian Country President Valentino Confalone, insurers'
association ANIA President Maria Bianca Farina (1430 GMT);
Defence Minister Guido Crosetto, National Cybersecurity Agency
Vice Director Nunzia Nardi (1600 GMT).
((Milan newsroom, e-mail: reutersitaly@thomsonreuters.com))
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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 = 0.9277 euros)