The following factors could affect Italian markets on Wednesday.
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ECONOMY
European Banking Authority (EBA) Chairman Andrea Enria
attends conference on "Stress Tests, Markets and Information" in
Milan (1630 GMT).
COMPANIES
ENI ENI.MI
The Italian oil major has delayed the planned $3.4 billion
sale of its domestic retail business, sources said, as political
uncertainty caused by an upcoming referendum on democratic
reform hinders major deals across the country. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1BV39J
Nigeria has filed a lawsuit against Italian energy firm Eni,
U.S. major Chevron CVX.N and other international oil firms
over some crude exports, Eni, Chevron and a government official
said on Tuesday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1BW5A5
UNICREDIT CRDI.MI , POSTE ITALIANE PST.MI , GENERALI
GASI.MI
Three bidders have emerged as the main contenders to buy
UniCredit's fund management arm Pioneer, in a deal which could
net 3 billion euros for Italy's largest bank, sources familiar
with the matter said on Tuesday.
Italian insurer Assicurazioni Generali, the country's
largest asset manager, French group Amundi AMUN.PA , Europe's
biggest asset manager, and an Italian consortium led by Poste
Italiane have all made rival offers, the sources
said. L8N1BW481
POSTE ITALIANE PST.MI
Moody's Investors Service has today affirmed the Baa2
long-term issuer rating of Poste Italiane. The outlook remains
stable. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nMDY7DcSbr
LEONARDO-FINMECCANICA LDOF.MI
Italian prosecutors on Tuesday asked for a 16-year prison
sentence for the former chief executive of the national rail
company, now at the helm of Finmeccanica, at a trial in
connection with a 2009 rail disaster in which 32 people died.
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1BW513
BANCA PICCOLO CREDITO VALTELLINESE PCVI.MI
Creval said on Tuesday it would hold a shareholder meeting
to approve transformation into joint stock company on Oct. 28,
in first call, Oct. 29, in second call. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nI6N1BK013
RISANAMENTO RN.MI
The Italian real estate company said on Tuesday it would
enter exclusive talks with Australia's LendLease Group LLC.AX
over possible cooperation for the joint development of the Santa
Giulia property area in Milan. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nI6N1BK012
UBI BANCA UBI.MI
Roadshow to present 'Banca Unica' project in Milan.
JUVENTUS JUVE.MI
Board meeting on FY results.
MEDIOBANCA MDBI.MI
Board meeting on FY results (FY released on Aug. 4)
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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/
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