Italy - Factors to watch on Jan. 30

Mittel SpA

30/01/2025 07:16

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 .

    ECONOMY
    ISTAT releases Q4 GDP flash data (0900 GMT); December
unemployment rate flash data (1000 GMT); November industry sales
data (1100 GMT).
    
    DEBT
    Treasury sells 2.5-2.75 billion euros 3.00% BTP bonds due
Oct. 1, 2029; 1.5-2.0 billion euros 3.85% BTP bonds due Feb. 1,
2035; 1.0-1.5 billion euros 3.35% BTP bonds due March 1, 2035;
2.25-2.75 billion euros CCTeu bonds due April 15, 2033.
Subscriptions close at 1000 GMT.
    
    COMPANIES
    (*) ASSICURAZIONI GENERALI  GASI.MI 
    The insurer on Thursday pledged to return more than 8.5
billion euros ($8.9 billion) to shareholders through dividends
and share buybacks through 2027, as CEO Philippe Donnet said he
would be ready for a new term.
    Generali will present its new multi-year strategy to the
press at 0900 GMT and to analysts at 1330 GMT.
        
    MFE-MEDIAFOREUROPE  MFEB.MI 
    The broadcaster controlled by Italy's Berlusconi family is
among three bidders that have made non-binding offers to Warner
Bros Discovery Inc for Polish broadcaster TVN, two sources with
knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.
    
    (*) MONTE DEI PASCHI  BMPS.MI , MEDIOBANCA  MDBI.MI 
    Monte dei Paschi's CEO Luigi Lovaglio is meeting investment
funds and hedge funds in London on Thursday as part of a
roadshow arranged by the bank's advisors UBS and JP Morgan to
gather support for its bid for Mediobanca, daily La Stampa said
on Thursday. 
    Among the firms on Lovaglio's agenda of meetings will be
BlackRock, whose stake in Mediobanca may have risen above 4%,
the newspaper said.   
    
    MEDIOBANCA 
    The Italian investment bank said on Wednesday it had bought
438,000 shares for 6.96 million euros as part of its buyback
programme.
    
    (*) STMICROELECTRONICS  STMMI.MI 
    The chipmaker said on Thursday it expected sales to fall
further in the first quarter of 2025, as the recent downturn
seen in its key markets drags on into the new year.
    Conference call on results at 0830 GMT.
    
    (*) JUVENTUS  JUVE.MI 
    The Serie A team was beaten 2-0 at home by Benfica in the
Champions League on Wednesday.
    
    MITTEL  MTTI.MI 
    Lake Bidco SpA starts its voluntary takeover bid on Mittel
ordinary shares; ends on Feb. 27.
    
    SALVATORE FERRAGAMO  SFER.MI 
    Board meeting on FY preliminary results (revenues).
    
    DIARY
    Rome, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani addresses Senate and
Chamber of Deputies Foreign Affairs committees on the outcome of
the EU Foreign Affairs Council of Jan. 27 (1230 GMT).
    Rome, ISTAT holds news conference to present Q4 GDP flash
data (0900 GMT).
    Milan, ING presents "2025 Italian Outlook: gradual recovery
on the horizon" (1030 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/