Italy - Factors to watch on March 20

PRISMI SpA

20/03/2019 05:00

MILAN, March 20 (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 
    China is ready to strengthen its "global strategic
partnership" with Italy, Chinese President Xi Jinping wrote in
an Italian daily on the eve of his visit to the euro zone's
third-largest economy.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2170VD
    
    DEBT
    Treasury offers maximum 2.0 billion euros 3.5 percent BTP
bonds due March 1, 2030 in exchange for following five bonds:
4.25 percent BTP bonds due March 1, 2020; 2.30 percent BTP bonds
Oct. 15, 2021; CCTeu bonds due July 15, 2023; CCTeu bonds Feb.
15, 2024; CCTeu bonds due Oct. 15, 2024.
    
    COMPANIES
    Milan, Italian Stock Exchange starts "STAR Conference", ends
on March 21.
    
    POSTE ITALIANE  PST.MI 
    'Capital Markets Day', CEO Matteo Del Fante presents
industrial plan update in London; conference call (0900 GMT).
    
    BPER  EMII.MI 
    The bank has received the GACS state guarantee on the senior
notes of the Aqui securitisation with a nominal value of 544.7
million euros.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2160MM
    
(*) MEDIOBANCA  MDBI.MI 
    Mediobanca is one of the parties interested in wealth
management firm Kairos but is not in due diligence phase, Il
Sole 24 Ore said. The paper said private banking group Lombard
Odier was also interested in the company which is valued at 400
million euros. A series of private equity groups have looked at
the deal, it said.
    
(*) MONCLER  MONC.MI 
    France's Eurazeo has sold all its Moncler shares for around
445 million euros at 36.5 euros per share. Moncler shares closed
at 37.05 euros on Tuesday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nP6N20M00X
    
(*) IREN  IREE.MI 
    The multiutility could sell its 49 percent stake in the LNG
terminal at Leghorn after co-investor Uniper gets ready to sell
its 48 percent stake to Australian fund First State, MF said.
    
    TERNA  TRN.MI 
    Board meeting on FY results.
    
    ITALIAONLINE  IOL.MI 
    Conference call on FY results (0930 GMT).
    
    IPO
    Banca IMI analysts have valued IPO candidate Nexi at between
4.84 billion and 5.70 billion euros ($6.5 billion) before a
share issue, according to a report seen by Reuters.
    UBI Banca analysts have valued Nexi at between 4.60 billion
euros ($5.2 billion) and 5.20 billion euros ($5.9 billion)
before a share issue, according to another report seen by
Reuters.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2166EN  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N21666I
        
    Board meetings on FY results: ASTM  ATMI.MI , D'AMICO
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING  B7C.MI  followed by conference call
(1635 GMT), FERVI  FVIR.MI , FILA  FILA.MI , GAMBERO ROSSO
 GAMB.MI , NET INSURANCE  NETI.MI , PRISMI  PRSM.MI ,
SIAS-SOCIETÀ INIZIATIVE AUTOSTRADALI SERVIZI  SIS.MI , SITI-B&T
GROUP  SITI.MI , TAS GROUP  TAS.MI , VALSOIA  VALS.MI  (1500
GMT).    
    
    DIARY
    Rome, Cabinet expected to meet on a law decree for
re-opening of construction sites.
    Rome, first of two-day conference on air transport and
airports (0830 GMT); expected attendees include Prime Minister
Giuseppe Conte, Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister
Matteo Salvini, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Danilo
Toninelli and Undersecretary Armando Siri, top management of
Enac, Enav  ENAV.MI , Leonardo  LDOF.MI , state railways
Ferrovie dello Stato.
    Rome, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte meets students of Luiss
University to speak on Europe and future (1530 GMT).
    Rome, Foreign Affairs Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi attends
banking association ABI Executive Committee meeting (0900 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;))