Italy - Factors to watch on May 2

OLIDATA SpA

02/05/2019 05:00

MILAN, May 2(Reuters) - 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 .
    
    POLITICS
    The Italian cabinet approves the nomination of Fabio Panetta
as the Bank of Italy's new deputy governor. The ruling League
promises to put forward a reform plan for the central bank in
the coming days.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N22D1L1
    ...
    
    ECONOMY
    IHS Markit releases April manufacturing PMI (0745 GMT).
    Transport Ministry releases April car sales data (1600 GMT).
    April state sector borrowing requirement data.
    
    COMPANIES
    INTESA SANPAOLO  ISP.MI 
    Italy's biggest retail bank does not see any possible
benefit from a merger with another European bank, Chief
Executive Carlo Messina said on Tuesday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N22C8NE
    
    FIAT CHRYSLER  FCHA.MI   FCAU.N  - Mizuho Bank and
Development Bank of Japan will each buy about $314 million of
preferred stocks in CK Holdings, to help its unit Calsonic
Kansei proceed with the planned purchase of Fiat Chrysler's car
parts unit Magneti Marelli, Nikkei reported on Tuesday.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN22C14U
    
    LEONARDO  LDOF.MI 
    Norges Bank holds a 2.742 percent stake in the defense
group, Italian regulator Consob said in a filing.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nS8N21U02F
    
    IL SOLE 24 ORE  S24.MI 
    Shareholders approved on Tuesday a legal action against the
Italian publisher's former Chairm06.00an Benito Benedini and
former Chief Executive Donatella Treu and against former Il Sole
24 Ore daily newspaper's Director Roberto Napoletano, the
company said.
    
    ENI  ENI.MI 
    Eni says it has signed an exploration and production sharing
agreement for Block 1 offshore Bahrain.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N22D3SL

    
    TENARIS  TENR.MI 
    Board meeting on Q1 results.
    
    RCS MEDIAGROUP  RCSM.MI 
    Annual general meeting (0830 GMT).
    
    ALITALIA  CAITLA.UL 
    State-appointed commissioners running Alitalia are expected
to reply on Thursday to a request by Italy's state railway
Ferrovie dello Stato to extend a deadline for submitting a
rescue plan for the airline, a source familiar with the matter
said.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N22C8W4
    
    ESSILORLUXOTTICA  ESLX.PA  - Proxy advisers ISS and Glass
Lewis recommended voting in favour of adding two further
independent administrators to the eyewear maker's board at the
May 16 shareholder meeting, in order to solve the current
government stalemate. The proposals to expand the board was made
by some funds and minority shareholders but rejected by the
company's board.
    
    STEFANEL  STEP.MI 
    An Italian court extended till June 14 the term for the
clothing retailer to file a creditor protection scheme proposal.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN22C12E
    
    ZIGNAGO VETRO  ZV.MI 
    Board meeting on Q1 results (0730 GMT) and annual general
meeting (0900 GMT).
    
    TREVI FINANZIARIA  TFI.MI 
    Bond holders' meeting (0900 GMT).
    
    OLIDATA  OLI.MI 
    Extraordinary shareholders' meeting (0900 GMT).
    
    COIMA RES  CRES.MI 
    Board meeting on Q1 results.
    
    Annual general meetings: AXELERO  AXEL.MI  (0900 GMT),
CROWDFUNDME  CFM.MI  (0730 GMT), DIGITOUCH  DGT.MI  (0800 GMT).
    
    DIARY
    Rome, Bank of Italy governor Visco to attend event at Swiss
embassy with Swiss central banker (1600 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;))