Italy - Factors to watch on April 26

Interpump SpA

26/04/2024 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
    Journalists at Italian state broadcaster RAI will strike
next month in protest against the "suffocating control" over
their work by Giorgia Meloni's right-wing government, the
reporters' trade union Usigrai said on Thursday.
    
    ECONOMY
    DBRS rating agency scheduled review of sovereign debt rating
on Italy.
    
    DEBT
    ECB releases March data on Italian banks domestic government
bond holdings (0800 GMT).
    
    M&A
    ITA Airways and German rival Lufthansa  LHAG.DE  will
propose further remedies to try to secure EU antitrust approval
for the tie-up between the two carriers, Italy's economy
minister said on Thursday.
    
    COMPANIES
    ENEL  ENEI.MI 
    Czech energy group EPH, controlled by billionaire Daniel
Kretinsky, is evaluating the possibility to exercise an option
to take over the Italian utility's stake in the main Slovak
electricity producer Slovenske Elektrarne, EPH's Chief Financial
Officer Pavel Horsky said on Thursday. 
    
    Enel plans to hire up to 2,000 workers by 2026 to boost its
energy distribution business in Italy, sector trade unions said
on Thursday after negotiations with the company.
    
    Bourse After Hours market closed.
    
    TENARIS  TENR.MI 
    Conference call on Q1 results (1200 GMT).
    
    UNIPOL GROUP  UNPI.MI 
    Ends full voluntary takeover offer on UnipolSai  US.MI 
shares.
    
    INTERPUMP GROUP  ITPG.MI 
    Annual general meeting (0800 GMT).
    
    DOVALUE  DOVA.MI 
    Annual general meeting (0900 GMT).
    
    DIARY
    Pescara, Brothers of Italy party starts programmatic
conference; ends on April 28. On Friday Parliamentary Affairs
Minister Luca Ciriani delivers opening address (1300 GMT);
expected attendees include Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano,
Cabinet Undersecretary Alfredo Mantovano, Defence Minister Guido
Crosetto, National Cybersecurity Agency's (ACN) Director General
Bruno Frattasi, Labour Minister Marina Elvira Calderone, trade
unionCISL Secretary General Luigi Sbarra, Agriculture Minister
Francesco Lollobrigida, farming association Confagricoltura
President Massimiliano Giansanti, famers' lobby Coldiretti
President Ettore Prandini.
    
    ((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/