Italy - Factors to watch on April 17

Pirelli & C.

17/04/2026 05:00

The following factors could affect Italian markets on Friday.

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

Finance chiefs of the Group of Seven nations on Thursday agreed it was urgent to limit the cost to the global economy of the war in the Middle East and "reaffirmed the pressing need to move toward a lasting peace," according to a statement from France, which holds the G7 presidency this year.

ECONOMY

ISTAT releases February foreign trade data (0800 GMT).

Bank of Italy releases February data on foreign investor holdings of Italian government bonds and publishes its quarterly economic bulletin.

(*) China touted closer trade ties with Italy during talks with its visiting deputy prime minister, even as official data showed Beijing’s surplus with the euro zone economy has continued to widen and a 2027 deadline to "rebalance" ties approaches.

COMPANIES

(*) ENI ENI.MI

Influential proxy adviser ISS has urged shareholders of the energy group to vote against the proposal to sharply increase the chief executive's pay for 2026, calling the move "excessive".

(*) BANCO BPM BAMI.MI

Shareholders at Italy's fourth‑largest lender on Thursday appointed a new board and confirmed Chief Executive Giuseppe Castagna for a further three-year term.

The slate drafted by the outgoing board – which also includes Massimo Tononi as Chairman – won the largest share of votes. Under governance rules designed to increase representation for minority shareholders, France's Credit Agricole CAGR.PA increased its presence on the new board.

PIRELLI PIRC.MI

The Italian tyre maker on Thursday confirmed its 2026 targets but said adjusted EBIT was expected to be at the low end of its guidance range.

The company also said it had activated a mitigation plan in the light of the Middle East crisis, which would entail price increases.

DIARY

Washington, Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti attends Spring Meetings IMF/World Bank – G7/G20.

DBRS rating agency scheduled review of sovereign debt rating on Italy.

Genoa, "Capitals of the maritime economy" ends (0700 GMT); expected attendees include Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni via video message, EU Commission Executive Vice President Raffaele Fitto via video message, business lobby Confindustria President Emanuele Orsini, Labour Minister Marina Elvira Calderone, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini.

((Milan newsroom, e-mail: reutersitaly@thomsonreuters.com))

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/