Italy - Factors to watch on Feb. 26

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26/02/2020 05:00

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 .
    
    ECONOMY
    Italy's coronavirus crisis spread south on Tuesday beyond
its original epicentre in the north, as the death toll from the
worst outbreak in Europe rose to 11 and the number of new cases
jumped above 320, officials said.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2AP1N1
    ISTAT releases January non-EU foreign trade (0900 GMT)
    
    DEBT
    Treasury sells 6.0 billion euros of six-month BOT bills.
Subscriptions close at 1000 GMT.
        
    COMPANIES
    CNH INDUSTRIAL  CNHI.MI 
    The Italian-American machinery maker said on Tuesday its
IVECO BUS unit had signed an accord with Turkey's Otokar
 OTKAR.IS  to manufacture products under the IVECO BUS brand at
its local Sakarya facilities.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2AP193
    
    INWIT  INWT.MI , TELECOM ITALIA  TLIT.MI 
    Giovanni Ferigo is expected to be re-appointed as CEO of the
mobile towers group once a planned merger with Vodafone Towers
 VOD.L  goes through, after topping a slate of board nominees
submitted on Monday by 60% investor TIM.
    Under the terms of the merger accord TIM can pick the CEO of
the new group and Vodafone its chairman. 
        
    SAIPEM  SPMI.MI 
    Releases FY results; followed by conference call (0800 GMT) 
    
    PIAGGIO  PIA.MI 
    Board meeting on FY results, followed by conference call.
    
    DIARY
    Rome, Health Minister Roberto Speranza meets EU Health
Commissioner Stella Kyriakides, WHO European Director Hans
Kluge, ECDC Director Andrea Ammon (1015 GMT); followed by news
conference.
    Rome, Health Minister Roberto Speranza due to speak on
Coronavirus emergency before Chamber of Deputies (2000 GMT).
    Milan, Credito Fondiario presents 2019 results and 2020
strategy with Director General Iacopo De Francisco (1000 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/