Italy - Factors to watch on March 2

Mevim SpA

02/03/2017 05:00

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 . 
     
    THURSDAY MARCH 2 
    ECONOMY 
    ISTAT releases January unemployment data (0900 GMT). 
     
    COMPANIES 
    Milan Stock Exchange starts revision of FTSE MIB Index, ends 
on March 8; changes will be effective from March 20. 
     
    UNICREDIT  CRDI.MI  
    Capital Research & Management has strengthened its position 
as the top shareholder in UniCredit and now owns a stake of more 
than 8 percent in Italy's biggest bank, La Stampa daily said on 
its website.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nI6N1FU02J 
     
    LUXOTTICA  LUX.MI  
    The Ray Ban maker on Wednesday gave a cautious outlook for 
2017 after reporting a slight drop in operating profit for last 
year on slower sales growth and rising investments.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1GE63M 
    Conference call (0800 GMT). 
     
    FIAT CHRYSLER  FCHA.MI  
    Italy car sales rose 6.17 percent in February, the Italian 
transport ministry says on Wednesday. Fiat Chrysler's share of 
the Italian car market stood at 29.21 percent in February. 
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nI6N18900P 
    February U.S. auto sales, an indicator of consumer spending, 
fell slightly even as automakers stepped up discounting to 
sustain sales, major manufacturers reported on Wednesday. 
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N1GE1I6 
    Ford Motor and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles on Wednesday 
reported higher Canadian sales for February, with truck sales a 
particular strength for Ford and fleet sales boosting Chrysler's 
numbers.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N1GE1N4 
     
    YOOX NET-A-PORTER  YNAP.MI   
    The luxury online retailer said on Wednesday its expects its 
adjusted core profit margin to keep rising this year, after 
reporting core profit was up 17 percent in 2016 with respect to 
the previous year.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nI6N1FU026 
     
    PRYSMIAN  PRY.MI  
    Italian cable maker Prysmian is considering potential 
acquisitions, but could buy back shares if the opportunities do 
not come to fruition, its chief executive said on Wednesday. 
 L5N1GE7I2  
     
    PARMALAT  PLT.MI  
    Parmalat Unit La Vaquita Holding SpA has acquired companies 
operating in Chile and specialized in cheese sector. 
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1GE141 
     
    AMPLIFON  AMPF.MI  
    Amplifon has signed a final agreement for purchase of 
Audionova retail business from Sonova Holding AG  SOON.S . 
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1GE162 
     
    ENEL  ENEI.MI  
    CEO Francesco Starace speaks before Senate Industry 
Committee (1300 GMT). 
     
    CTI BIOPHARMA  CTIC.MI  
    Releases Q4 and FY results (after U.S. markets closing), 
followed by conference call (2130 GMT). 
     
    IMVEST  YIV.MI  
    Ends capital increase. 
     
    BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA  BMPS.MI  
    Board meeting on FY results (results anticipation on Feb. 
9). 
    GEOX  GEO.MI  
    Board meeting on FY results, followed by conference call 
(1630 GMT). 
     
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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/MARCH 2