The following factors could affect Italian markets on Friday.
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POLITICS
Italy's three main rightist parties are determined to govern
together, League leader Matteo Salvini said on Thursday, calling
on its potential coalition partner, the 5-Star Movement, to stop
playing political games. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1RP6BH
Italy's 5-Star Movement reiterated on Thursday that Silvio
Berlusconi and his Forza Italia party were an obstacle to
forming a government after last month's inconclusive election.
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nR1N1R500I
Italy will not have any direct role in an eventual Western
military attack against the Syrian government, but it will
provide logistical support to its allies, the prime minister's
office said on Thursday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1RP5P1
ECONOMY
Bank of Italy releases February data on public finances,
state borrowing and debt.
Conference on "NPL Italian Market 2.0: Deep Impact" in Milan
(0730 GMT).
COMPANIES
TELECOM ITALIA TLIT.MI
The cabinet on Thursday said it would not apply its
so-called 'golden powers' on the share held by Italian state
lender CDP in TIM. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1RP6GS
UNICREDIT CRDI.MI
Chief Executive Jean Pierre Mustier said on Thursday his
commitment to the lender was for the long term, well beyond
2019. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nI6N1R501U
Newly-appointed Chairman Fabrizio Saccomanni said the deputy
chairman would be appointed on Friday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1RP657
PRYSMIAN PRY.MI
The group's shareholder meeting approved on Thursday a
capital increase for up to 500 million euros, subordinate to the
acquisition of General Cable BGC.N , which will have to be
carried out by the end of July 2019. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1RP60W
CEO Valerio Battista said the group was working to reach a
closing of the deal by the month of July. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1RP6CZ
MONTE DEI PASCHI BMPS.MI
Chief Executive Marco Morelli denied on Thursday a report
saying senior notes in a bad loan securitisation could be
listed. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nI6N1R501Q
ATLANTIA ATL.MI
The group said on Thursday it dropped its bid for Abertis.
ABE.MC . urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1RP0VY
The agreement between Atlantia and ACS ACS.MC on the
vehicle that will control Abertis' assets will have a 10 year
term, ACS' German arm Hochtief HOTG.DE said on Thursday. It
added that the vehicle will pay 90 percent of its net benefit in
dividend and that the shareholders committed to a five year
lock-up period for the sale of its shares. The group said that
ACS and Atlantia will be able to bring Abertis back on the stock
exchange only eight years after the beginning of the agreement.
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1RP0WI
AZIMUT AZMT.MI
The asset manager said on Thursday its total net inflows in
March were about 35 million euros. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1RP116
BENI STABILI BNSI.MI
The real estate group said on Thursday its first quarter
gross rental income was up to 52 million euros. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1RP0VV
CNH INDUSTRIAL CNHI.MI
Annual general meeting (0700 GMT).
FCA FCHA.MI
Annual general meeting (1000 GMT).
FERRARI N.V. RACE.MI
Annual general meeting (1300 GMT).
INWIT INWT.MI
Annual general meeting (0900 GMT).
IGD IGD.MI
Capital increase ends (started on March 26).
RISANAMENTO RN.MI
Annual and extraordinary shareholders' meetings (1230 GMT).
AUTOSTRADE MERIDIONALI AUMI.MI
Annual general meeting (0900 GMT).
CAPITAL FOR PROGRESS 2 CFP2.MI
Annual general meeting (0730 GMT).
ENERGY LAB ELAB.MI
Ordinary shareholders' meeting (0900 GMT).
ITALIAN WINE BRANDS ITWB.MI
Annual general meeting (0800 GMT).
POLIGRAFICA SAN FAUSTINO PSF.MI
Annual general meeting (0830 GMT).
BASTOGI BTGI.MI
Board meeting on FY results.
BIOERA BIE.MI
Board meeting on FY results.
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FTSE IT allshare index .FTITLMS
FTSE Mib index........ .FTMIB
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FTSE Mid Cap index.... .FTITMC
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Top 10 Eurofirst 300 sectors................... .PGL.FTEU3S
Top 25 European pct gainers....................... .PG.PEUR
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