Italy - Factors to watch on March 11

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11/03/2026 05:00

The following factors could affect Italian markets on Wednesday.

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

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni addresses the Senate (0800 GMT) and the  Chamber of Deputies (1400 GMT) ahead of the EU summit on March 19-20. She is expected to speak about Middle East crisis and its effects on energy supply and prices

(*) ECONOMY

European leaders - including German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni - on Tuesday agreed the European Council must take decisions on the pressing issue of energy prices and measures must be targeted, temporary, and well-coordinated, a German government spokesperson said.

DEBT

Treasury sells 12-month BOT bills. Subscriptions close at 1000 GMT.

COMPANIES

MONTE DEI PASCHI BMPS.MI, MEDIOBANCA MDBI.MI

The boards of Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) Mediobanca on Tuesday approved the merger of the banks. They said shareholders of Mediobanca will receive 2.450 MPS shares for every share held.

MPS said it would propose at its next shareholders' meeting on April 15 the payment of a cash dividend of 0.86 euros per share.

(*) With still half of MPS' investors having to take a stance on the new board, CEO Luigi Lovaglio is looking to secure support from at least 20% of the bank's shareholders to confirm his at the helm of the bank, Italy's La Stampa reported on Wednesday.

Funds including BlackRock, Vanguard and Norway's Norges Bank Investment Management are ready to support a slate backing Lovaglio, the newspaper added, citing financial sources. Lovaglio could also count on a vote from Maltese fund Praude, Italian entrepreneur Giorgio Girondi and the Tortora family.

(*) STELLANTIS STLAM.MI

     The carmaker announced on Wednesday the pricing of its offering of subordinated perpetual hybrid bonds, for up to 5 billion euros. The settlement of the offering is expected to occur on March 16, 2026

POSTE ITALIANE PST.MI

Matteo Del Fante will lead the state-owned conglomerate for a fourth term, two sources close to the matter said on Tuesday, as Italy prepares to announce a raft of top job appointments at leading state‑controlled firms.

LEONARDO LDOF.MI

The Italian defence and aerospace group said on Tuesday it had signed a new ESG-linked term loan worth 600 million euros with a five-year maturity with a pool of domestic and international banks.

MFE-MEDIAFOREUROPE MFEB.MI

The TV group controlled by Italy's Berlusconi family said on Tuesday it had acquired a 32.9% stake in Portuguese media company Impresa IMPA.LS through a capital increase priced at 0.21 euros per share.

(*) ASCOPIAVE ASCI.MI

Kepler Cheuvreux on Wednesday cut the group's rating to 'hold' from 'buy' and raised the target price to 4.2 euros from 4.1 euros.

TELECOM ITALIA (TIM) TLIT.MI

Releases FY results (preliminary FY results released on February 24).

SALVATORE FERRAGAMO SFER.MI

Releases FY results  (preliminary FY results released on January 27), followed by conference call.

DIARY

Rome, Industry Minister Adolfo Urso addresses the Senate on situation of the former Ilva steelmaker (1100 GMT).

((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

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 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/