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
    Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has won near unanimous
parliamentary backing for extra spending for the COVID-hit
economy, just hours after he narrowly survived an attempt by a
junior coalition partner to unseat him.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2JV2BH
    
    ECONOMY
    ISTAT releases November orders and sales data (0900 GMT).
    
    GENERAL
    Italy reported 524 coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday,
against 603 the day before, the health ministry said, while the
daily tally of new infections rose to 13,571 from 10,497.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nR1N2G801D
    
    DEBT
    Treasury announces sale of CTZ and BTPei bonds, with
relative amounts to be auctioned on Jan. 26.
    The Italian Treasury said on Wednesday it will offer up to
1.5 billion euros of three BTPs on Jan. 21 in a Tap issuance
reserved for market specialists in government bonds.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nS8N2IX00Y
    
    COMPANIES
    TELECOM ITALIA  TLIT.MI 
    Italy's biggest phone group on Wednesday started work on a
plan that could keep Chief Executive Luigi Gubitosi in his role
when it names a new board this year, two sources familiar with
the matter said.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2JV2CN
    
    ENI  ENI.MI  
    Italian prosecutors asked a Milan Court on Wednesday for
documents sourced from U.S. bank JPMorgan  JPM.N  to be filed as
part of a corruption trial over the acquisition of an oilfield
in Nigeria by Eni and Shell  RDSa.L .  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2JV4VQ
    
    SALVATORE FERRAGAMO  SFER.MI  
    Salvatore Ferragamo's new board will be smaller, have more
independent directors and its chairman will not hold executive
powers, the owners of the Italian fashion house said on
Wednesday, in the latest governance changes at the group.
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    MONTE DEI PASCHI  BMPS.MI 
    State-owned Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena has seen
no potential bidders come forward yet to scrutinise confidential
data after opening its books to suitors on Monday, two sources
familiar with the matter said.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2JV3VQ
    
    ATLANTIA  ATL.MI 
    Autostrade per l'Italia CEO Roberto Tomasi presents the
motorway company's new business plan (1000 GMT).
    
    DIARY
    Economy Ministry and Poligrafico launch "Collezione
Numismatica 2021" in live streaming; Treasury Director General
Alessandro Rivera and 'Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato' CEO
Paolo Aielli deliver opening addresses (1000 GMT).
    'Conference of Regions and Autonomous Provinces' holds
meeting via videoconference (1000 GMT).
    Reuters Breakingviews Predictions annual series interviews
EU Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni on "How Europe will
Rebound from the Pandemic" (1100 GMT).
    B20 starts online 'Inception Meeting', ends on Jan. 22. On
Thursday opening public session "Reshape the future: include,
share, act" with employers' association Confindustria President
Carlo Bonomi, B20 President Emma Marcegaglia, Italian Economy
Minister Roberto Gualtieri, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for
Climate John Kerry, European Parliament President David Sassoli,
EU Economic Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni, European Investment
Bank Vice President Dario Scannapieco, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink,
Bloomberg founder Michael R. Bloomberg, World Food Programme
Executive Director David Beasley, WTO General Council President
David Walker, Amazon  AMZN.O  representative Michael Punke, OECD
representative Nicolas Pinaud (1200 GMT).
    Foreign Press Association holds meeting with Italy's
medicine agency AIFA President Giorgio Palu (1400 GMT).
    Rome, Enel  ENEI.MI  Director Carlo Tamburi speaks via
videoconference before Chamber of Deputies Foreign Affairs
Committee (0730 GMT)
    Rome, Foreign Affairs Ministry Undersecretary Manlio Di
Stefano speaks before Senate Human Rights Committee on Italian
arms exports and human rights protection (1230 GMT).
    
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milan.newsroom@news.reuters.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/