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 denied on Wednesday that Israeli spyware maker Paragon
had cut ties with Rome following allegations that the Italian
government had illegally used its technology to hack the phones
of critics instead of criminals.
ECONOMY
Italian industrial output was much weaker than expected in
December, falling 3.1% from the month before and pointing to
deepening problems for the country's stagnant economy, data
showed on Wednesday.
DEBT
Treasury sells BTP bonds. Subscriptions close at 1000 GMT.
COMPANIES
TELECOM ITALIA (TIM) TLIT.MI
TIM said on Wednesday its board of directors had approved a
700 million euro ($726 million) sale of its submarine cable unit
Sparkle to a consortium led by Italy's Treasury.
Conference call scheduled for Thursday on preliminary FY
results and strategic plan update (1000 GMT).
BANCO BPM BAMI.MI
Banco BPM is proposing to pay more to buy fund manager Anima
Holding ANIM.MI , which it needs to control to reach its new
profit and payout targets as it tries to fend off a takeover by
bigger rival UniCredit CRDI.MI .
GENERALI GASI.MI /UNICREDIT CRDI.MI
UniCredit held 5.12% of Italy's biggest insurer Generali as
of February 7, a regulatory filing showed on Wednesday.
ITALGAS IG.MI
Europe's biggest gas distributor Italgas is aiming to
complete its acquisition of domestic rival 2i Rete Gas by the
end of March or the beginning of April, its CEO Paolo Gallo said
on Wednesday.
MONCLER MONC.MI
Releases FY results, followed by conference call (1700 GMT).
RECORDATI RECI.MI
Releases FY results.
SOGES GROUP SOGES.MI
Ends capital increase.
DIARY
Rome, Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti attends 'Question
time' session in Senate (1400 GMT).
Milan, DD Talks holds 5th edition "NPL Days Italia" (0830
GMT).
Vatican City, high-level event on "Fiscal justice and
solidarity: towards an inclusive and sustainable common home."
((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/