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 (*).
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IT/DIA .
ECONOMY
ISTAT releases July industrial output data (0800 GMT) and
monthly bulletin on the state of the economy in August (0900
GMT).
COMPANIES
(*) UNICREDIT CRDI.MI , MONTE DEI PASCHI (MPS) BMPS.MI
Exclusive talks between UniCredit and the Treasury over MPS
have been extended by "at least a month", la Repubblica
reported. UniCredit is not budging from its decision to take on
only MPS' branches in the centre-north and has no intention to
pay for the MPS brand which has a book value of 500 million
euros, the paper said.
ITALGAS IG.MI
Greek privatisation agency HRADF has named Italgas as
preferred bidder in a tender for the sale of state-controlled
gas distribution network DEPA Infrastructure, it said on
Thursday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2QB1OB
CERVED CERV.MI
Fintech group ION has succeeded in its bid to gain control
of Italian credit management and data group Cerved, data from
the Italian bourse showed on Thursday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2QB3D1
(*) RETELIT LIT.MI
The buyout offer launched by shareholder Marbles, the
vehicle controlled by Spanish fund Asterion, has been extended
to Sept. 17. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2QB13I
(*) MEDIASET MS.MI
The Italian broadcaster's domestic advertising sales are
above pre-Covid levels, having surpassed in the first nine
months of 2021 the figure for the corresponding period of 2019,
the head of Mediaset's Italian advertising arm Publitalia,
Stefano Sala, told Il Sole 24 Ore in an interview.
TAMBURI TIP.MI
Tamburi said on Thursday it turned to a net profit in the
first half of 6 million euros. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2QB109
TISCALI TIS.MI
Tiscali issued the fourth tranche of a Convertible Bond
subscribed by Nice&Green. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2QB0RF
IVS IVS.MI
The group said its net profit in the first half fell to 3.6
million euros. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2QB0R8
CASTA DIVA GROUP CDGI.MI
Offer of shares subject to withdrawal ends (started on July
12).
RETELIT LIT.MI
Marbles SpA ends full voluntary takeover offer on Retelit
ordinary shares.
DIARY
Rome, Chamber of Deputies, Speaker Roberto Fico attends
presentation of Blue Book from Customs and Monopolies Agency
(0845 GMT).
Rome, Chamber of Deputies conduct urgent questions (0730
GMT).
Rome, Chamber of Deputies, Foreign Committee, survey on
Italy's commitment to human rights, videoconference hearing with
Representative for Italy of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees (UNHCR), Chiara Cardoletti.
Rome, Federmeccanica, press conference for the presentation
of DigitalMec with Cnel Chairman Tiziano Treu, Federmeccanica
Chairman Enrico Visentin, General Secretary Fim Cisl Roberto
Benaglia, General Secretary Fiom Cgil Francesca Re David,
General Secretary Uilm Uil Rocco Palombella, conclusions by
Assuntela Messina, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry for
Technological Innovation and Digital Transition (0800 GMT).
Milan, 'Elettricità futura' holds public meeting
"#GreenDealOra" with President Agostino Re Rebaudengo (0800-1130
GMT).
Novara, Industry Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti at "La Lega
delle idee" (2030) Hockey Café, Viale Buonarroti 1/C.
Turin, "Back to future. The COVID lesson and the medicine of
tomorrow" conference (1630 GMT); Ecological Transition Minister
Roberto Cingolani, immunologist Anthony Fauci, University and
Research Minister Maria Cristina Messa, head of the infectious
diseases department of Milan's Sacco Hospital Massimo Galli are
interviewed.
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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
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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/