Italy - Factors to watch on Aug. 23
23/08/2021 05:00
The following factors could affect Italian markets on Monday.
Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot
vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*).
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(*) CORONAVIRUS
Italy reported 23 coronavirus-related deaths on Sunday,
compared with 45 the day before, the health ministry said, while
the daily tally of new infections fell to 5,923 from 7,470.
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DEBT
Treasury announces sale of BTP Short and BTPei bonds, with
relative amounts to be auctioned on Aug. 26.
COMPANIES
UNICREDIT CRDI.MI , MONTE DEI PASCHI BMPS.MI
UniCredit aims to have a preliminary blueprint on the risks
posed by a tie-up with Monte dei Paschi di Siena ready in coming
days as due diligence on its troubled rival picks up pace,
sources said on Friday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2PR25K
Monte Paschi said on Saturday press reports about a possible
capital increase of 3 billion euros "are not reflected in any
initiatives activated by the bank". It said UniCredit's due
diligence was continuing. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2PS0B4
There will be less Siena in the Tuscan bank's future, said
la Repubblica on Sunday. There could be a services or high-tech
pole in the city, where the bank has had its headquarters for
hundreds of years. And while local politicians are calling for
the bank's brand and employment levels to be kept, UniCredit
sees at most a territorial headquarter base.
FINCANTIERI FCT.MI , LEONARDO LDOF.MI
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri is talking to Leonardo about
a possible acquisition of the defence group's OTO Melara unit, a
source familiar with the matter said on Saturday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2PS0E7
MEDIASET MS.MI
The Italian broadcaster aims to have its Plan B for its
Spanish unit Mediaset Espana TLK5.MC ready before the end of
autumn, after a Spanish court last year suspended merger plans,
Il Messaggero reported on Sunday.
JUVENTUS JUVE.MI
Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri said it was his decision
to leave Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench at the start of his
side's 2-2 draw at Udinese, and not the player's choice as
reported by Italian media on Sunday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2PT0G8
(*) SS LAZIO LAZI.MI
Lazio got off to a winning start, coming from behind to win
3-1 at Empoli thanks to goals from Sergej Milinkovic-Savic,
Manuel Lazzari and Ciro Immobile, all in the first half.
(*) AS ROMA ASR.MI
Jordan Veretout's double helped AS Roma to earn a 3-1
victory over his former club Fiorentina in their season opener
on Sunday, as Jose Mourinho got off to a winning start back as a
Serie A coach in a match where both teams finished with 10 men.
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NEUROSOFT NRST.MI
The Italian bourse said that as of Monday and until further
notice it will not be possible to place orders for Neurosoft
ordinary shares without a price limit.
Bourse After Hours market closed.
DIARY
Rimini, annual meeting continues; ends on Aug. 25. Expected
attendees on Monday include Marche Regional Governor Francesco
Acquaroli, Puglia Regional Governor Michele Emiliano, Regional
Affairs Minister Mariastella Gelmini, Liguria Regional Governor
Giovanni Toti, shopkeepers' association Confesercenti President
Patrizia De Luise, Industry Deputy Minister Gilberto Pichetto
Fratin, Infrastructure Deputy Minister Alessandro Morelli, EU
Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni, Florence Mayor Dario
Nardella, Health Minister Roberto Speranza, International
Monetary Fund (IMF) Senior Economist Samuele Rosa, IMF Executive
Director for Italy, Portugal, Greece, Malta, Albania, San Marino
Domenico Fanizza, Slovakia Prime Minister Eduard Heger, illimity
Bank ILTY.MI CEO Corrado Passera, Autostrade per l'Italia CEO
Roberto Tomasi, Ecological Transition Minister Roberto
Cingolani.
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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/