Italy - Factors to watch on March 25
25/03/2014 05:00
The following factors could affect Italian markets on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*). ECONOMY The International Monetary Fund is likely to confirm that Italy's economy will grow around 0.6 percent this year and 1.1 percent in 2015 when it issues new forecasts next month, a source close to the matter said on Monday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N0ML4AC Assogestioni releases February fund flows data. DEBT Treasury announces sale of BTPs, with relative amounts to be auctioned on March 28. COMPANIES LUXOTTICA LUX.MI , GOOGLE GOOG.O Ray-Ban sunglasses maker Luxottica LUX.MI said on Monday it had sealed a strategic partnership with Google Inc GOOG.O over its Glass eyewear that could pave the way for a new market in smart glasses. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N0ML1ZL UNICREDIT CRDI.MI The bank said on Monday Standard and Poor's had confirmed its long-term BBB rating. UniCredit said the rating agency saw the impact of the bank's full-year 14-billion euro loss on the capital position as manageable and said that the increased provisioning had strengthened the balance sheet. ENI ENI.MI Libya has shut the El Feel oilfield because the pipeline to Mellitah port has been closed, state-run National Oil Corp (NOC) said on Monday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N0ML3GD FINMECCANICA SIFI.MI Italian police arrested two former executives at state-controlled industrial group Finmeccanica SpA SIFI.MI on Monday in an investigation relating to a waste tracking system project. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N0ML334 TERNA TRN.MI The Italian power grid operator presents its new business plan on Tuesday along with 2013 results. FIAT FIA.MI Ferrari said on Monday Luca Cordero di Montezemolo has been reappointed as chairman and Amedeo Felisa as chief executive of the luxury Italian sports car maker. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N0ML41I GENERALI GASI.MI Generali CEO Mario Greco was rewarded with around 3.5 million euros before taxes in his first full year at the helm of Italy's biggest insurer by market capitalisation, the company's remuneration report showed. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N0ML3RT CREDITO VALTELLINESE PCVI.MI The bank said on Monday it would transfer part of its leasing business to Alba Leasing as payment for a capital increase that gives it 8.05 percent of the leasing company. The business being transferred is worth 435 million euros in leasing contracts and the deal is expected to be completed by the end of September. RISANAMENTO RN.MI The group said it had delayed convening its board for 2013 results given that completion of a deal to sell French assets to Chelsfield/The Olayan Group would have a significant impact on its results. It said Chelsfield had said it was ready to extend completion of the deal but not beyond April 4. SAVE SAVE.MI Venice and Verona airport operators Save and Catullo signed a deal to integrate the two airports. ACEA ACE.MI The utililty, controlled by the city of Rome, said on Monday it had called a shareholders meeting on June 5. In drawing up the agenda of the AGM the board will take account of the request by the Rome mayor to reduce the number of board members, it said Milan, start of two-day "Star Event" organised by Milan Stock Exchange. Board meetings on FY results: BANCA POPOLARE DI SONDRIO BPSI.MI , BEGHELLI BE.MI , BIALETTI BIA.MI , CAPE LIVE CALIV.MI , EUKEDOS EUKE.MI , IMMSI, IMSI.MI>, IMVEST YIV.MI , MEDIASET (1500 GMT) followed by conference call (1700 GMT), MONDO TV MTV.MI , SOFTEC YSFT.MI , TERNA TRN.MI (0930 GMT) followed by conference call (1100 GMT). ((Milan newsroom, +39 02 6612 9507, fax +39 02 801149, milan.newsroom@news.reuters.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................... 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