Italy - Factors to watch on Feb. 20

Neosperience SpA

20/02/2019 05:00

MILANO, Feb 19 (Reuters) - 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
    An Italian Senate committee voted on Tuesday to block an
investigation into accusations of kidnapping against Deputy
Prime Minister Matteo Salvini over his decision to hold 150
migrants on board a ship for five days last August. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N20E5XH
    
    DEBT 
    Italy's Treasury said on Tuesday it would offer up to 1.25
billion euros in five- and 10-year inflation-linked bonds at
auction on Feb. 22, as well up to 2.25 billion euros in
zero-coupon bonds.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nS8N20200D
    
    
    COMPANIES
    TELECOM ITALIA  TLIT.MI 
    Italian state lender CDP has raised its stake in the
telecoms group to just above 5 percent and could increase it
further depending on the new business plan Telecom will present
this week, a source familiar with the matter said.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nS8N20200G
    Tim Participacoes is expected to show a decrease in its
fourth quarter earnings to 6 cents per share according to the
mean Refinitiv estimate from four analysts. Wall Street expects
results to range from 6 cents to 7 cents per share. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20E4PR
    
    INTESA SANPAOLO  ISP.MI , UNICREDIT  CRDI.MI , MONTE DEI
PASCHI  BMPS.MI , BANCO BPM  BAMI.MI 
    Italy's tax police have carried out a seizure order for more
than 700 million euros ($794 million) as part of a probe
targeting the country's top four banks over alleged fraudulent
diamond sales, two sources close to the matter said on Tuesday.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N20E6FA
        
    FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES  FCHA.MI 
    FCA said on Tuesday the new 2019 Ram heavy duty pickup truck
would have a starting retail price of $33,395, plus $1,695
destination fee.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN20E0N4
    
    ATLANTIA  ATL.MI 
    The infrastructure group said independent board member
Monica Mondardini had stepped down with immediate effect.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N20E6FA 
    
    SESA  SES.MI 
    Italy's Sesa said on Tuesday it had bought Germany's PBU
CAD-Systeme for 3.8 million euros.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN20E0RS
            
    TENARIS  TENR.MI 
    Board meeting on FY results.
    
    NEOSPERIENCE  NSP.MI 
    Digital customer experience software vendor company
Neosperience debuts on AIM segment.
    
    COVIVIO  CVO.MI 
    Board meeting on FY results.
    
    DIARY
    European Commission International Cooperation and
Development Director General Stefano Manservisi speaks before
Chamber of Deputies (1300 GMT).
    Senate Finance Committee meets on measures for supporting
Banca Carige  CRGI.MI  (shares currently suspended from trading)
    Foreign Affairs Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi and Valentino
Spa CEO Stefano Sassi attend event at LUISS University (0930
GMT).
    Technology infrastructures and services for the financial
sector company SIA holds news conference to present 2019-2021
industrial plan with CEO Nicola Cordone (1030 GMT).
    Book presentation with Piaggio  PIA.MI  Chairman Roberto
Colaninno, GEDI Gruppo Editoriale  GEDI.MI  Chairman Marco De
Benedetti, Poste Italiane  PST.MI  Chairwoman Maria Bianca
Farina (1400 GMT)
    
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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/ 

 (Reporting By Viviana Venturi)
 ((viviana.venturi@thomsonreuters.com;))