Italy - Factors to watch on September 18
Italy - Factors to watch on September 18 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
Italy is preparing for a possible naval mission to safeguard its merchant shipping as security concerns mount in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said on Thursday.
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni made the first official visit by an Italian leader to Norway in nearly 15 years on Thursday, where she is seeking to deepen cooperation in areas including energy, critical minerals and defence.
ECONOMY
Italian Apple store employees stage strikes across the country on the day the U.S. tech giant launches its new model, the iPhone 18 Pro.
DEBT
Bank of Italy releases July data on foreign holdings of Italian government bonds (0830 GMT).
COMPANIES
(*) UNICREDIT CRDI.MI, CREDEM EMBI.MI
Binding bids for BDM Banca, formerly known as Banca Popolare di Bari and controlled by Mediocredito Centrale (MCC), are due to be opened later on Friday, several newspapers reported on Friday. UniCredit and Credem are among the bidders, alongside Iccrea-BPPB and Crédit Agricole CAGR.PA, the reports added.
(*) UNICREDIT
Italian Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti met UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel on Thursday "in an ordinary institutional meeting" to discuss European and Italian banking consolidation, including UniCredit's Commerzbank CBKG.DE plans and developments in Italy's banking sector, daily La Stampa reported on Friday.
(*) WEBUILD WBD.MI, Trevi TFI.MI, ICOP ICOP.MI
The construction group said on Friday its offer for smaller rival Trevi will run from September 28 to November 20.
In a separate statement, ICoP, which has presented a rival bid, said the Italian government will not apply its golden power on the offer.
(*) JUVENTUS FC JUVE.MI
The Turin-based club hammered Dutch side NEC Nijmegen 5-0 at home with help from two errors by goalkeeper Nikolas Polster as the first round of Europa League matches wrapped up on Thursday.
DIARY
Dublin, Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti attends Ecofin meeting and joins economic conference in the Italian town of Portofino via videoconference delivering comments on "growth in a turbulent world." (1020-1045 GMT).
Portofino, Terna TRN.MI CEO Pasqualino Monti joins the Portofino Talk 2026 conference with a masterclass on energy production and consumption (1330-1355 GMT).
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
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/