Italy - Factors to watch on Feb. 14
14/02/2019 05:00
MILANO, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The following factors could
affect Italian markets on Thursday.
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
Bank of Italy Governor Ignazio Visco said on Wednesday he
did not think the bank's autonomy was under attack, but added
that there was confusion about where responsibilities
lay. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nR1N14502F
European Central Bank member Ignazio Visco said on Wednesday
Italy already had a law covering the country's gold reserves
after a ruling coalition party put forward a bill to establish
that the precious metal belonged to the state. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nR1N1X2002
COMPANIES
ASTALDI AST.MI , SALINI IMPREGILO SALI.MI
Astaldi due to present debt repayment plan by Thursday.
Italian infrastructure group Salini Impregilo hopes to
present an offer for the construction assets of rival Astaldi by
Thursday, Salini's Chief Executive Pietro Salini said on
Wednesday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nS8N1ZG051
ENI ENI.MI
Board meeting on preliminary FY results (press release on
Feb. 15).
PIRELLI & C PIRC.MI
Board meeting on preliminary FY results.
BPER BANCA EMII.MI
Moody's has changed the outlook on the long-term deposit and
issuer ratings of BPER Banca to positive from negative, the
ratings agency said, citing BPER's decision to buy Unipol Banca.
Moody's also placed the b1 adjusted baseline credit assessment
and and the long-term and short-term deposit ratings of Unipol
Banca on review for upgrade. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nMDY5QtD6z
BPER BANCA EMII.MI , BANCA POPOLARE DI SONDRIO BPSI.MI
BPER Banca and Banca Popolare di Sondrio have won an auction
to buy 39.99 percent in Arca Holding held by Banca Popolare di
Vicenza and Veneto Banca, raising their stakes in the company to
57.06 percent and 36.83 percent, respectively. The deal's total
value is 137.99 million euros ($155.60 million). urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2080ZU
MASSIMO ZANETTI MZB.MI
Italy's Massimo Zanetti Beverage said on Wednesday it had
signed a deal to buy Portugal's Cafes Nandi in a move to boost
coffee production in the country. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N208717
JUVENTUS JUVE.MI
The soccer club plans no other bond issue at present and no
capital increases are foreseen, CFO Marco Re said on
Wednesday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nS8N1ZG052
RENO DE MEDICI RDM.MI
Board meeting on Q4 results.
CEMENTIR CEMI.MI
Board meeting on preliminary FY results.
EDISON EDNn.MI
Board meeting on preliminary FY results.
GUALA CLOSURES GROUP GCL.MI
Ordinary shareholders' meeting (0930 GMT).
BIODUE BIO2.MI
Board meeting on preliminary FY results (0800 GMT).
GEFRAN GFRN.MI
Board meeting on preliminary FY results (0900 GMT).
M&A, ALITALIA
Italy's state-controlled railways Ferrovie dello Stato (FS)
said on Wednesday it would start negotiations with Delta Air
Lines and easyJet to draft a rescue plan for struggling carrier
Alitalia. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2087GU
Italy is willing to support the creation of a "New Alitalia"
in the latest attempt to help revive the struggling carrier, the
prime minister's office said in a statement on
Wednesday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nS8N1ZG053
DIARY
Rome, recurrence of the Lateran Pacts and the Concordat with
President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte
(1500 GMT).
Rome, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte attends opening ceremony
at 42nd session af Board of Governors of the International Fund
for Agricultural Development (0830 GMT).
Rome, Cabinet meeting expected with text on regional
autonomies.
Rome, Deputy Prime Minsiter and Industry Minister Luigi Di
Maio meets Alitalia CAITLA.UL trade unions (1030 GMT).
Rome, annual presentation of the report on 'mafia' in
agriculture sector with think-tank Eurispes President Gian Maria
Fara, Justice Minister Alfonso Bonafede, Agriculture Minister
Gian Marco Centinaio, Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, Italy's
biggest farmers body Coldiretti Head Ettore Prandini (0830 GMT).
Rome, end of two-day conference by transport association
ASSTRA on public transports (0830 GMT); expected attendees
include Public Administration Ministry Undersecretary Mattia
Fantinati, ASSTRA President Andrea Gibelli, Trenitalia CEO
Orazio Iacono; Economy Ministry Undersecreatary Massimo
Garavaglia to be interviewed; Infrastructure and Transport
Minister Danilo Toninelli expected to deliver closing remarks.
Milan, "2019 Italian Debt Capital Market Forum" (0800 GMT).
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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/
($1 = 0.8868 euros)
(Reporting By Viviana Venturi)
((viviana.venturi@thomsonreuters.com;))