Italy - Factors to watch on January 22

Hera SpA

22/01/2026 05:00

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.

DEBT

Treasury announces sale of BTP Short and BTPei bonds, with relative amounts to be auctioned on January 27.

COMPANIES

BANKS

Italy has sent the EU its response to the letter of formal notice through which the European Commission last November challenged the way Rome used golden power rules to vet bank mergers, officials said. In its response, Rome says that it has amended the golden power legislation by stating that the government should wait for EU decisions on "prudential and competition" issues before invoking vetting powers in deals involving banks and insurance companies.

BANCO BPM BAMI.MI

Credit Agricole CAGR.PA has crossed a 20% ownership threshold, having raising its stake in the Italian lender to 20.1% as of January 16, according to a filing released on Wednesday.

(*) ENI ENI.MI

The Italian major said on Thursday it had signed a deal with Azerbaijan's state energy company SOCAR for the sale of a 10% stake in the Ivory Coast's Baleine project.

(*) LEONARDO LDOF.MI

Britain handed military contractors including BAE Systems BAES.L and the Italian defence and aerospace group a 453 million pound ($608 million) contract to upgrade radar systems on Typhoon fighter jets.

(*) MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA BMPS.MI

The European Central Bank is expected to give its opinion on changes to bylaws and regulations on the slate for board renewal by February 4, when the Tuscan bank is set to hold an extraordinary shareholders meeting, la Repubblica daily reported on Thursday.

(*) STELLANTIS STLAM.MI

Workers at the automaker's Tychy plant in Poland have filed a class-action lawsuit against the decision to scrap the third production shift, leading to job cuts, Italian daily MF reported on Thursday.

(*) BANCO DESIO DESI.MI

The Italian bank said on Wednesday the Bank of Italy had set its CET 1 ratio at 7.80% with a 5.30% binding measure and TIER 1 ratio at 9.60% with a 7.10% binding measure.

(*) TIM TLIT.MI

Telecom Italia's (TIM) unit TIM Brasil said on Thursday it has approved a new strategic agreement with American Tower do Brasil.

(*) JUVENTUS JUVE.MI

The Italian soccer team guaranteed themselves at least a Champions League playoff place with a 2-0 home win over Benfica on Wednesday.

HERA HRA.MI

The Italian regional utility said in its new industrial plan on Wednesday it is aiming to increase core profit to 1.76 billion euros ($2.06 billion) by 2029. It also announced 2025 earnings slightly below expectations, sending its shares down.

NEXI NEXII.MI

The Italian payments group will present its new business plan and full-year 2025 results on March 5, it said on Wednesday.

((Milan newsroom, e-mail: reutersitaly@thomsonreuters.com))

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/