The following factors could affect Italian markets on Wednesday.
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ECONOMY
Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini tried to play down
investors' fears on Tuesday that Italy was set to shunt the
budget deficit sharply higher, saying planned spending increases
and tax cuts would be introduced gradually. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1VQ5I3
Markit/ADACI releases August PMI services (0745 GMT).
COMPANIES
Milan, Milan Stock Exchange continues "Italian Equity Week:
Lifestyle, Industrial and Infrastructure" (0800 GMT), ends on
Sept. 6. Conference "Industrial and Infrastructure Day" with DBA
Group DBA.MI Chairman Francesco De Bettin (1400 GMT).
FIAT CHRYSLER FCHA.MI
Top automakers pointed to a small increase in U.S. auto
sales in August including another sharp rise in SUV sales, as
low unemployment and strong consumer confidence helped mitigate
the impact of rising interest rates and fuel prices. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VQ444
Fiat Chrysler said U.S. sales were up 10 percent to 193,718
vehicles in August, led by Jeep and Ram.
MEDIASET MS.MI
All free Mediaset channels will also be visible on Sky as
part of an agreement between the two broadcasters, Mediaset said
in a statement.
TELECOM ITALIA TLIT.MI
Chief Executive Amos Genish has bought 1 million shares at a
price of 0.5234 euros each, according to a filing.
BENI STABILI BNSI.MI
Extraordinary shareholders' meeting (0900 GMT).
Board meetings on H1 results: IDEAMI IDEAM.MI , ISAGRO
IGS.MI (1330 GMT), NB AURORA SA SICAF RAIF NBAA.MI , TAS
GROUP TAS.MI .
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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/