Italy - Factors to watch on Feb. 8
08/02/2024 05:00
The following factors could affect Italian markets on Thursday.
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
Italy's government will offer targeted tax breaks to help
farmers facing hardship, a minister told parliament on
Wednesday, looking to provide support to the sector amid a wave
of protests across Europe.
DEBT
Treasury announces sale of BTP bonds, with relative amounts
to be auctioned on Feb. 13.
COMPANIES
TELECOM ITALIA (TIM) TLIT.MI
Telecom group's directors on Wednesday mandated CEO Pietro
Labriola to negotiate with the Treasury over a new offer for
submarine cable unit Sparkle after deciding a proposed full
takeover bid was too low.
BPER BANCA EMII.MI
The Italian bank said on Wednesday it had more than doubled
its dividend for 2023 as higher interest rates boosted its
profits.
ANIMA ANIM.MI
The asset manager said on Wednesday it had recorded net
outflows worth 470 million euros in January.
SARAS SRS.MI
Italy's Moratti family has been approached by potential
buyers of a stake in the refinery group, Bloomberg News said on
Wednesday.
BANCA GENERALI BGN.MI
Board meeting on preliminary FY results.
BANCA MEDIOLANUM BMED.MI
Board meeting on FY results, followed by conference call
(1530 GMT).
BANCO BPM BAMI.MI
Board meeting on FY results, followed by conference call
(1700 GMT).
DIARY
EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager meets
Industry Minister Adolfo Urso in Brussels (afternoon).
Rome, Industry Minister Adolfo Urso speaks before Senate
Industry and Agriculture committees on law decree 'Ilva' (0730
GMT).
Rome, representatives from Fastweb (1245 GMT) and Banca
AideXa Chairman Roberto Nicastro via videoconference (1315 GMT)
speak before Chamber of Deputies Industry Committee on
artificial intelligence, opportunities and risks for the Italian
production system.
Rome, Fincantieri FCT.MI CEO Pierroberto Folgiero attends
presentation of the project "Sea Masters" (1500 GMT).
((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/