Italy - Factors to watch on May 26

G Rent SpA

26/05/2021 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 166 coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday
against 110 the day before, the health ministry said, while the
daily tally of new infections rose to 3,224 from 2,490.
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    POLITICS
    An Italian judge on Tuesday ordered four senior members of
Egypt's security services to stand trial over their suspected
role in the disappearance and murder of student Giulio Regeni in
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    DEBT
    Treasury sells 2.0-2.5 billion euros zero coupon BTP Short
due Nov. 29, 2022 and 0.75-1.25 billion euros BTPei bonds due
May 15, 2030. Subscriptions close at 0900 GMT.
    
    COMPANIES
    BPER  EMII.MI , UNIPOL  UNPI.MI , POPOLARE DI SONDRIO
 BPSI.MI , UNIPOLSAI  US.MI 
    Italian financial group Unipol said it would raise its stake
in Popolare di Sondrio to 9.5%, in a move that may ease a tie-up
between the regional bank and bigger rival BPER Banca.
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    ENI  ENI.MI 
    Eni is in talks with North Sea-focussed operator Alpha
Petroleum Resources over a potential deal that could lay the
groundwork for the Italian major to form a new UK joint venture,
online energy publication Upstream said on Tuesday, citing
sources. Eni declined to comment.
    
    
    G RENT  GSRE.MI 
    Debuts on AIM segment.
    
    REVO  REVO.MI 
    Debuts on AIM segment.
    
    Milan Stock Exchange continues online "AIM Italia Conference
2021", ends on May 27.
    
    DIARY
    G20 starts "3rd Energy Transition and Climate Sustainability
Working Group Meeting" via videoconference; ends on May 27.
    EY Infrastructure Summit online on "Digital and energy
transition" with Enel  ENEI.MI  CEO Francesco Starace, Microsoft
 MSFT.O  Italian unit CEO Silvia Candiani, Eni  ENI.MI 
Rewind unit CEO Paolo Grossi, Open Fiber CEO Elisabetta Ripa,
Telecom Italia  TLIT.MI  (TIM) CEO Luigi Gubitosi, Iren
 IREE.MI  CEO Massimiliano Bianco, Fastweb  SCMNSF.UL  CEO
Alberto Calcagno, Acea  ACE.MI  CEO Giuseppe Gola, Cabinet
Public Function Department head Marcello Fiori, trade union CGIL
Vice Secretary General Gianna Fracassi (0730 GMT).
    Online event on "UTP Summit" (0730 GMT).
    World Bank representative Daria Taglioni, Aeroporto 
    Rome, ISTAT President Gian Carlo Blangiardo speaks before
Chamber of Deputies Childhood and Teenage Parliamentary
Committee on pathological addictions among young people and the
functioning and management of social services with particular
reference to the epidemiological emergency of COVID-19 (0600
GMT).
    Rome, Regional Affairs Minister Mariastella Gelmini speaks
before Chamber of Deputies Parliamentary Committee for the
implementation of fiscal federalism on the state of
implementation and prospects of fiscal federalism, also with
reference to the relevant contents of the National Recovery and
Resilience Plan (0630 GMT).
    Rome, Health Ministry Undersecretary Pierpaolo Sileri speaks
before Senate Health Committee on strengthening and upgrading of
community medicine in the post-COVID era (0630 GMT).
    Rome, Industry Ministry Undersecretary Anna Ascani convenes
telecommunication sector unions to deepen the 'single network'
dossier and to discuss the problems of the sector (0700 GMT).
    Rome, state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) holds
ordinary shareholders' meeting to launch a new equity fund
designed to help virus-hit firms.
    Rome, new private long-distance road transport operator
Itabus presents its fleet and team with Infrastructure and
Sustainable Mobility Minister Enrico Giovannini,  Tourism
Minister Massimo Garavaglia.
    
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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/