Italy - Factors to watch on Feb. 27

I Grandi Viaggi SpA

27/02/2019 05:00

MILANO, Feb 26 (Reuters) - 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 .
    
    POLITICS
    The leader of Italy's 5-Star Movement began on Tuesday to
try to stem a steady slide in support since the
anti-establishment party stormed to power last year, pledging to
reconsider some of its hallmarks and founding principles.
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    ECONOMY
    ISTAT releases February consumer and business confidence
data (0900 GMT) and January non-EU foreign trade data (1000
GMT).
    
    DEBT
    Treasury sells 0.75-1.25 billion euros CCTeu bonds due Jan.
15, 2025; 1.5-2.0 billion euros 2.45 percent BTP bonds due Oct.
1, 2023; 3.25-4.0 billion euros 3.0 percent BTP bonds due Aug.
1, 2029. Subscriptions close at 1000 GMT.
    
    COMPANIES
    FIAT CHRYSLER  FCHA.MI 
    Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said on Tuesday it will invest
$4.5 billion in five plants to build new models of Jeeps to
compete in the lucrative market for full-size, three-row SUVs
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    Fiat Chrysler to cut nearly 1,400 jobs at Illinois
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    BANCA CARIGE  CRGI.MI 
    News conference to present new business plan with temporary
administrators Fabio Innocenzi, Pietro Modiano, Raffaele Lener
in Genoa (1100 GMT).
    
    PIRELLI  PIRC.MI 
    Pirelli to offer 2018 dividend of 0.177 euros per share.
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    SAIPEM  SPMI.MI 
    Board meeting on preliminary FY results (press release on
Feb. 28).
    
    ANIMA  ANIM.MI 
    Board meeting on FY results.
    
    GEOX  GEO.MI 
    Board meeting on FY results, followed by conference call
(1630 GMT).
    
    BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA  BMPS.MI 
    Board meeting on FY results (published on Feb. 7).
    
    I GRANDI VIAGGI  IGV.MI 
    Annual general meeting (0900 GMT).
    
    EPS EQUITA PEP SPAC 2  EPS2.MI 
    Board meeting on FY results.
    
    GAROFALO HEALTH CARE  GHC.MI 
    Board meeting on preliminary FY results.
    
    LIFE CARE CAPITAL  LCC.MI 
    Board meeting on FY results.
    
    DIARY
    Milan, "Moody's Credit Trends Conference" (0800 GMT).
    Rome, Economy Minister Giovanni Tria speaks before Senate
Finance Committe on ECOFIN (1300 GMT).
    Milan, first of meetings organised by ISPI with former U.N.
Special Envoy for Syria Staffan De Mistura on "Peace" (1700
GMT).
    Rome, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte attends meeting on
'Alliance for a Sustainable Development' (0900 GMT).
    Florence, conference with Intesa Sanpaolo  ISP.MI  Chairman
Gian Maria Gros-Pietro, Assopopolari President Corrado Sforza
Fogliani, Bank of Italy Director General and insurance sector
regulator IVASS President Salvatore Rossi (0900 GMT).
    Milan, "Real Estate & Finance Summit" with state lender
Cassa Depositi e Prestiti CEO Fabrizio Palermo (0830 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/ 

 (Reporting By Viviana Venturi)
 ((viviana.venturi@thomsonreuters.com;))