The following factors could affect Italian markets on Thursday.
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 .
COMPANIES
Bourse After Hours trading closed.
BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA BMPS.MI
The troubled bank is ready for a tie-up with another lender,
outgoing Chairman Alessandro Profumo told Italian TV channel
RaiNews 24 on Wednesday.
Board meeting on Q1 results, followed by conference call
(1545 GMT).
PIRELLI & C. PECI.MI
Camfin, the holding company that sold its stake in Pirelli
to ChemChina in March, will keep a relevant role in the tyre
maker, it said in a statement on Wednesday. Camfin said it would
reinvest up to 1.1 billion euros in a new company due launch a
mandatory buyout bid on Pirelli through a vehicle called Marco
Polo Industrial Holding.
Board meeting on Q1 results, followed by conference call
(1630 GMT).
TELECOM ITALIA TLIT.MI
The Italian phone company is considering settling separate
antitrust disputes with rivals to stop damage claims for around
4 billion euros, two sources close to the matter told Reuters on
Wednesday. ID:nL5N10G4B0
Telecom Italia and Mediaset said in a joint statement on
Wednesday they have sealed strategic partnership on sharing
content. ID:nI6N10900S
Telecom Italia holds board meeting on Q1 results.
ENI ENI.MI
The Italian energy company said it had made "important
progress" on Wednesday in recovering arrears from Iran and was
confident a definitive solution would soon be found.
ID:nR1N0ZJ00F
BANCA POPOLARE DELL'EMILIA ROMAGNA EMII.MI
Board meeting on Q1 results, followed by conference call
(1545 GMT).
BANCA POPOLARE DI MILANO PMII.MI
Board meeting on Q1 results, followed by conference call
(1645 GMT).
TOD'S TOD.MI
Board meeting on Q1 results, followed by conference call
(1600 GMT).
CREDITO VALTELLINESE PCVI.MI
Board meeting on Q1 results, followed by conference call
(1300 GMT).
ITALIAN BANKS
Distressed debt investors are looking to buy shipping loans
from Italian banks, encouraged by legal and regulatory changes
that could reduce the chances of them getting embroiled in
drawn-out bankruptcy proceedings. ID:nL5N10G43Q
UNIPOL UNPI.MI and UNIPOLSAI US.MI
Board meeting on Q1 results.
BANCA INTERMOBILIARE BIM.MI
Board meeting on Q1 results.
TENARIS TENR.MI
Conference calls on H1 results (1200 GMT).
MASI AGRICOLA MASIA.MI
The company said on Wednesday that EQUITA SIM SpA had
partially excercised the greenshoe option at a price of 4.6
euros.
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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/
Keywords: ITALY FACTORS/AUGUST 6