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;))