Italy - Factors to watch on Dec. 17

SS Lazio SpA

17/12/2024 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 (*).
    
    For a complete list of diary events in Italy please click on
 IT/DIA .
    
    ECONOMY
    ISTAT releases October foreign trade data (0800 GMT).
    
    COMPANIES
        BANCO BPM  BAMI.MI , UNICREDIT  CRDI.MI , BANCA MONTE
DEI PASCHI  BMPS.MI 
  
    Banco BPM's investment bank Banca Akros and Italy's economy
ministry both denied on Monday any foul play in last month's
sale of a 15% stake in Monte dei Paschi (MPS), rejecting a
report by the Financial Times suggesting that UniCredit's
request to buy a 10% stake in MPS was ignored. 
        
  
        TELECOM ITALIA (TIM)  TLIT.MI 
  
    CVC Capital Partners  CVC.AS  is considering the purchase of
Vivendi's  VIV.PA  stake in Italy's biggest telecoms group, a
move that could pave the way for a potential takeover of the
Italian telecommunications company, Bloomberg News reported on
Monday.
    An Italian court has given the government and Telecom Italia
until Jan. 20 to discuss a potential accord over the phone
group's request it gets 1 billion euros ($1 billion) from the
state, a source with knowledge of the matter said.
        
  
        STELLANTIS  STLAM.MI 
  
    French President Emmanuel Macron highlighted the importance
of France for the Franco-Italian carmaker during a meeting at
the Elysee presidential palace on Monday with Stellantis
Chairman John Elkann.
    
    OVS  OVS.MI  
    The Italian clothing retailer on Monday announced
double-digit growth in net sales for the third quarter, mainly
driven by womenswear, and confirmed its 2024 guidance on revenue
and EBITDA.
        
  
        LAZIO  LAZI.MI   
        The Roman club on Monday was crushed in a 6-0 home
defeat to Inter Milan. 
  
        
  
        JUVENTUS  JUVE.MI 
  
        Presents ESG strategy "Black, White & More" (1600 GMT)
in Turin.
  
        
  
    DIARY
        Foreign ministers from Italy, U.S., France, Great
Britain and Germany hold videoconference call on Syria.
  
    Rome, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni addresses Chamber of
Deputies ahead of European Council meeting (0900 GMT).
    Rome, Industry Minister Adolfo Urso hosts meeting on the
Italian automotive sector  STLAM.MI  with Stellantis Chief
Operating Officer Enlarged Europe Jean-Philippe Imparato,
Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti, Labour Minister Marina
Elvira Calderone, representatives from trade unions, automotive
industry lobby ANFIA, local politicians (1300 GMT).
        Rome, MAIRE  MTCM.MI  Group President Fabrizio Di Amato
attends presentation of a photographic volume "in-genium,
glances at the past and future of technology" (1700 GMT).
    Rome, Deputy PM and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini takes
part in inauguration of renovated Porta Pia square (1415 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/