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 (*).
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IT/DIA .
POLITICS
Fans of former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi gathered
outside his villa near Milan on a rainy Tuesday morning to
honour the billionaire who dominated Italy's politics, business
and soccer world for nearly three decades.
COMPANIES
UNIPOL GROUP UNPI.MI , UNIPOLSAI US.MI
The Italian insurance group's Chairman Carlo Cimbri said on
Tuesday that the rescue plan for troubled life insurer Eurovita
was on track.
FERRAGAMO SFER.MI
GM Leather GML.MI and Ferragamo started a collaboration to
supply leather to the Italian luxury house, the leather
processing and marketing sector company said on Tuesday.
OVS OVS.MI
Board meeting on Q1 results (closed on April 30).
DIARY
Rome, bank trade union FABI continues 22nd congress in
occasion of 75th anniversary "Our destiny in our hands" (0900
GMT); ends on June 16. On Wednesday expected attendees include
Credit Agricole CAGR.PA Italian CEO Giampiero Maioli (0915
GMT); Banco BPM BAMI.MI CEO Giuseppe Castagna (1000 GMT); BNL
BNP Paribas CEO Elena Goitini (1045 GMT).
Milan, former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's State
funeral chaired by Archbishop Monsignor Mario Delpini in the
cathedral (1300 GMT).
Milan, German-Italian Chamber of Commerce (AHK Italien)
holds 17th German-Italian Economic Forum "Global Challenges for
the Italy-Germany Ecosystem", AHK Italien President and Bayer
BAYGn.DE Italian CEO Monica Poggio delivering openings (0800
GMT) and closing (0950 GMT) addresses.
((Milan newsroom, e-mail: reutersitaly@thomsonreuters.com))
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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/