Italy - Factors to watch on Jan. 24
24/01/2025 05:00
The following factors could affect Italian markets on Friday.
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
Italy's interior minister said on Thursday a Libyan man
detained under an international war crimes arrest warrant and
then unexpectedly released had been swiftly repatriated because
of his "social dangerousness".
DEBT
Treasury announces sale of 6-month BOT bills, with relative
amounts to be auctioned on Jan. 29.
COMPANIES
UNICREDIT CRDI.MI , BANCO BPM BAMI.MI
CEO UniCredit Andrea Orcel told Italian state TV on Thursday
a tie-up with BPM would lift his bank's market share in Italy to
15% from the current 9%, which is low, while allowing BPM
investors to benefit from all that UniCredit has achieved over
the past three years.
Orcel also said that UniCredit wanted to speak with the new
German government after next month's elections and explain the
advantages of a tie-up with Commerzbank CBKG.DE and gain their
support for a deal.
INTERMONTE PARTNERS SIM INTM.MI
Banca Generali BGN.MI ends full voluntary takeover offer
on Intermonte Partners SIM ordinary shares (started on Dec. 23).
DIARY
Assogestioni expected to release December fund flows
data (1000 GMT).
Rome, President Sergio Mattarella meets Panama President
Jose Raul Mulino Quintero (0845 GMT).
Rome, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni meets EU Commissioner
for the Mediterranean Dubravka Suica (1415 GMT).
Rome, opening ceremony of the judicial year Supreme Court
with President Sergio Mattarella, Chamber of Deputies Speaker
Lorenzo Fontana (1000 GMT).
Rome, Industry Minister Adolfo Urso convenes meeting on the
fashion sector with representatives of the main trade
associations and trade unions (1000 GMT).
Arona, Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti attends meeting
on the economy (1945 GMT).
Turin, Environment and Energy Security Minister Gilberto
Pichetto Fratin attends symposium "EU-Italy Energy Days" (0830
GMT).
Vatican City, Pope Francis receives Malta President
Myriam Spiteri Debono (0800 GMT).
((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/