Italy - Factors to watch on September 24

Mfe-mediaforeurope NV

24/09/2025 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

Italy will recognise a Palestinian state only if all Israeli hostages are released and the Hamas militant group is excluded from any government role, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday.

CENTRAL BANKS

The European Central Bank eyes 2029 as a realistic timeline for launching a digital euro, essentially an online payment wallet backed by the central bank, ECB board member Piero Cipollone said on Tuesday.

DEBT

Italy's Treasury said on Tuesday it would sell up to 8.75 billion euros in bonds at a September 26 auction.

The Treasury will sell on Wednesday up to 5 billion euros over 3 BTP bonds. Subscriptions close at 0900 GMT.

COMPANIES

BANKS

The Italian banking sector has made "stratospheric profits" over the last five years and must make a contribution to state finances, Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said at a regional election rally on Tuesday.

ASSICURAZIONI GENERALI GASI.MI

A board meeting is expected on Wednesday.

MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA BMPS.MI

The bank's leading shareholder Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone holds 12.26% of the Tuscan lender, with voting rights  capped at 9.99% pending European Central Bank approval of his request to cross the 10% ownership threshold, a bourse filing showed on Tuesday.

STELLANTIS STLAM.MI

A group representing nearly all major automakers asked the Trump administration on Tuesday to rollback aggressive vehicle emissions limits that seek to force the industry to build a rising number of electric vehicles.

SAIPEM SPMI.MI

Exxon Mobil, Brazilian state-run Petrobras and oil services provider TechnipFMC petitioned Brazilian antitrust regulator Cade to intervene in a merger between energy contractors Subsea7 and Saipem, public documents seen by Reuters show.

(*) SAIPEM SPMI.MI, WEBUILD WBD.MI

Italy's largest construction company Webuild and energy contractor Saipem have expressed interest in acquiring Pizzarotti, an Italian construction company with banks debts for a total of arounf 1.8 billion euros, daily MF reported on Wednesday.

        MFE-MEDIAFOREUROPE, RAI WAY RWAY.MI

Shareholders of Italian broadcasting tower operators Rai Way and EI Towers are set to extend discussions over a potential merger beyond an existing September 30 exclusivity deadline, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

MFE-MEDIAFOREUROPE MFEB.MI

Releases H1 results.

DIARY

Rome, Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti addresses Senate (1300 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

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/