Italy - Factors to watch on March 29

Technogym

29/03/2023 05:00

The following factors could affect Italian markets on Wednesday.
    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 said on Tuesday it had approved a new set of measures
worth almost 5 billion euros to cut costly energy bills paid by
families and firms.
    
    ECONOMY
    ISTAT releases February non-EU foreign trade data (0900
GMT).
    
    DEBT
    Treasury sells 5.0 billion euros 6-month BOT bills and 2.0
billion euros 12-month BOT bills. Subscriptions close at 0900
GMT.
    
    COMPANIES
    UNICREDIT  CRDI.MI 
    The Italian lender said on Tuesday it had received
supervisory approval to buy back its own shares for up to 3.34
billion euros, giving a boost to the stock price at a time of
deep uncertainty for the banking sector.
    
    INTERCOS  ICOS.MI 
    Private equity fund L Catterton and the Ontario Teachers'
Pension Plan (OTPP) are selling a stake of around 5.7% in the
Italian cosmetics manufacturer, a person with knowledge of the
matter said on Tuesday.
    
    BUZZI UNICEM  BZU.MI 
    Board meeting on FY results (preliminary FY results released
on Feb. 9).
    
    TECHNOGYM  TGYM.MI 
    Board meeting on FY results.
    
    DIARY
    Freedom of Mobility Forum holds online digital debate with
Stellantis  STLAM.MI  CEO Carlos Tavares (1230 GMT).
    Rome, EU Environment Commissioner Virginijus Sinkeviius
speaks before Senate and Chamber of Deputies EU Policies,
Environment, Industry and Agriculture committees (1200 GMT).
    Rome, Bank of Italy representatives due to speak before
Chamber of Deputies Budget Committee on macroeconomic and public
finance effects of tax incentives in the building sector (1130 
GMT).
    Rome, banking association ABI representative due to speak
before Senate on 'Proposal for a Regulation of the European
Parliament and of the Council amending the EU regulation on
instant credit transfers in euro' (0730 GMT).
        Rome, CONFAPI holds annual meeting (0830 GMT); expected
attendees include Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, Industry
Minister Adolfo Urso (0900 GMT); Infrastructure and Transport
Minister Matteo Salvini (1045 GMT).
  
    Rome, Industry Ministry convenes 'Pharmaceutical and
Biomedical' meeting chaired by Industry Minister Adolfo Urso and
Health Minister Orazio Schillaci; main sector companies, trade
associations and trade unions have been invited (1230 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/