The following factors could affect Italian markets on Friday.
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ECONOMY
ISTAT releases final Q3 GDP data (0900 GMT); November CPI flash data (1000 GMT); October non-EU foreign trade data (1100 GMT).
COMPANIES
BANCA MONTE PASCHI SIENA BMPS.MI
The CEO of the bank and its top two shareholders are under investigation in Milan in relation to the Tuscan bank's takeover of Mediobanca MDBI.MI, two judicial sources told Reuters on Thursday.
LEONARDO LDOF.MI
The Italian defence and aerospace group on Thursday presented plans for a new multi-layered air defence system, as European countries step up military capabilities to bolster defences against Russia and other threats.
MAIRE MCT.IT
Shares in the engineering group fell sharply on Thursday after a Russian court awarded fertiliser producer EuroChem 171 billion roubles ($2.19 billion) in a lawsuit against Maire's subsidiary Tecnimont.
((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/