Italy - Factors to watch on September 5

Softec SpA

05/09/2014 07:48

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 (*). 
     
    POLITICS 
    Cernobbio, business workshop organised by 'The European 
House-Ambrosetti' starts; ends on Sept. 7. 
     
    ECONOMY 
    The European Central Bank cut interest rates to a fresh 
record low on Thursday and launched a new scheme to push money 
into the flagging euro zone economy, surprising markets and 
leaving open the option of more to come.  ID:nL5N0R54DE  
     
    DEBT 
    Treasury announces sale of BOT bills, with relative amounts 
to be auctioned on Sept. 10. 
     
    COMPANIES 
  * FIAT CHRYSLER  FIA.MI  
    There isd a growing chance Fiat Chrysler could launch a 
convertible bond or a mandatory exchangeable bond to the tune of 
1-2 billion euros, Il Sole 24 Ore said.  
     
  * ITALIAN BANKS 
    Citigroup has raised its rating on Italian banks to 
Overweight and has added Intesa Sanpaolo  ISP.MI  to its Europe 
Focus List. 
    Italian banks are looking to take up ECB funding to the tune 
of around 75 billion euros from here to the end of the year, 
Corriere della Sera said. 
     
    ANSALSO STS  STS.MI  
    A consortium comprising the Italian railway company and 
Stadler Pankow has won a contract worth 292 million euros ($378 
million) to build a rail transportation system in the Danish 
town of Aarhus, Ansaldo STS said in a statement.  ID:nI6N0QH00S  
     
    IPO 
    Italian state-owned broadcaster Rai will list a minority 
stake in its network unit Rai Way on the Milan stock exchange, 
Rai Way said, as the government takes a small step in its 
privatisation plan.  ID:nL5N0R53QT  
     
    SOFTEC  YSFT.MI  
    Holds board meeting on Q1 results. 
     
    TREVI GROUP  TFI.MI  
    Holds extraordinary 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/  
 
 
Keywords: ITALY FACTORS/SEPTEMBER 5