Italy - Factors to watch on June 23
23/06/2014 07:58
The following factors could affect Italian markets on Monday.
Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot
vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*).
* POLITICS
Italian economic policy should focus on real economy, Prime
Minister Matteo Renzi told daily Il Messaggero on Monday. Renzi
said the government would work on eight economic priorities.
These include supporting firms in the search for alternative
lending sources, helping small and medium enterprises grow and
creating incentives to lure multi-nationals.
DEBT
Treasury announces sale of BOT bills, with relative amounts
to be auctioned on June 26.
COMPANIES
ENI ENI.MI
Libya's eastern Hariga oil port has reopened and received a
first tanker loading oil, a spokesman for state-owned National
Oil Corp (NOC) said on Sunday after the government paid salaries
of protesting state security guards at the terminal.
The spokesman also said the western El Feel oilfield,
operated by NOC and Eni, was working "normally" producing 95,000
bpd. This will lift national output to 270,000 bpd, he said.
Output had fallen to 100,000 bpd this month. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL6N0P30JF
* MEDIASET MS.MI
Italy's soccer league to meet about TV rights (1200 GMT)
Sky Italia is the front runner to win the rights to televise
Italy's top soccer league 'Serie A' between 2015 and 2018.
Should it win, Sky Italia could enter talks with Mediaset to
swap the rights to broadcast some Serie A matches with some
Champions League rights, Il Messaggero reported on Monday.
The auction for broadcasting rights could be canceled,
Corriere said.
* CIR CIRX.MI
Once a debt restructuring deal is reached, Cir's energy unit
Sorgenia should team up with other energy groups, daily Corriere
reported on Monday.
BANKS
Credito Valtellinese PCVI.MI said on Friday it had raised
398.5 million euros following the successful completion of a
rights issue. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nI6N0OQ00Z
Banca Popolare dell'Emilia Romagna EMII.MI starts its own
capital increase on June 23, to last until July 18.
SALVATORE FERRAGAMO SFER.MI
Italian luxury leather goods maker Salvatore Ferragamo
expects group results to improve in the second half of 2014 from
the first six months on the back of strong demand in China and
in global travel retail, its chief executive said on Sunday.
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL6N0P30TO
MEDIOLANUM MED.MI , ANIMA ANIM.MI , AZIMUT AZMT.MI
Assogestioni releases May fund flows data.
SALINI IMPREGILO SALI.MI
Italian builder Salini Impregilo SALI.MI said on Friday that
it had completed a 560 million euro ($760 million) share sale,
raising cash to help fund its expansion and lifting the amount
of shares freely tradeable on the market. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL6N0P20Z9
ALITALIA CAITLA.UL
A number of European airlines including Lufthansa and Air
France-KLM AIRF.PA have written to the EU Transport
Commissioner asking to make sure that any investments by Gulf
airlines in a European carrier meet existing rules, which state
that control must remain in European hands, Il Messaggero
reported on Saturday quoting the document.
LUXURY GOODS SECTOR
Italian private equity firm Clessidra could take a stake of
around a third in Harmont & Blaine to help the Naples-based firm
expand ahead of a planned bourse listing, the head of the
high-end casual wear maker said on Friday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL6N0P14EZ
TELECOM ITALIA TLIT.MI
Holding company Telco will hold a board meeting in Milan on
Thursday, following a decision by shareholders Intesa Sanpaolo,
Mediobanca and Generali last week to take direct ownership of
their stakes in Telecom Italia so far held through Telco, Il
Messaggero reported on Saturday without citing sources.
The paper said that Brazil's antitrust authority may
sterilise the stake of Telefonica's TEF.MC in Telecom Italia
once Telco is dissolved.
FINMECCANICA SIFI.MI
Canada's Bombardier BBDb.TO , France's Thales TCFP.PA and
China's CNR Corporation will look into the financial data of the
defence group's AnsaldoBreda train unit in a due diligence
process, Il Messaggero reported on Saturday without disclosing
its sources.
FIAT FIA.MI
The car maker's Magneti-Marelli unit has signed a joint-venture
with South Korea's DTR to take over rubber auto components
maker CF Gomma, Magneti Marelli said in a statement posted on
its website late on Friday. DTR holds 60 percent of the
joint-venture.
ALBA PRIVATE EQUITY ALPE.MI (previous Cape Live)
Holds reverse stock split with one new share every 32
ordinary shares owned.
FRENDY ENERGY FDE.MI
Capital increase starts; ends on July 23.
NOTORIUS PICTURES NPI.MI
Debuts on AIM segment.
Ex-dividend: A2A A2.MI 0.033 euros per share; ACEA
ACE.MI 0.17 euros per share as final dividend (interim of 0.25
euros per share on Dec. 23, 2013); BIOERA BIE.MI 0.01 euros
per share; ENEL ENEI.MI 0.13 euros per share; EXOR EXOR.MI
0.3350 euros per share; IREN IREE.MI 0.0523 euros per share;
ITALMOBILIARE ITMI.MI 0.15 euros per ordinary share and
0.255191 euros per saving share; IVS GROUP IVS.MI 0.12 euros
per share; LA DORIA LDO.MI 0.12147 euros per share; MC-LINK
MCK.MI 0.055 euros per share; MONCLER MONC.MI 0.10 euros per
share; STMICROELECTRONICS STM.MI 0.10 U.S. dollars as
quarterly dividend; TERNA TRN.MI 0.13 euros as final dividend
(interim of 0.07 euros per share on Nov. 18, 2013).
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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/JUNE 23