The following factors could affect Italian markets on Friday.
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POLITICS
Italy's President Sergio Mattarella said on Thursday several
parties had told him they needed more time to resolve a
government crisis and avoid a snap election, and that he had
told them to report back on Tuesday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N25I5TE
Centre-left Democratic Party on Thursday set tough new
conditions for forming a coalition with the anti-establishment
5-Star Movement, making a deal between the traditional foes look
more elusive and raising the chance of snap elections.
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N25I205
DEBT
Italy's Treasury said on Thursday it would offer up to 2
billion euros in zero-coupon bonds at auction on Aug. 27.
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Treasury announces sale of six-month BOT bills, with
relative amounts to be auctioned on Aug. 28.
COMPANIES
TENARIS TENR.MI
The steel pipe maker has won a five-year contract worth $1.9
billion to supply tubulars and services to Abu Dhabi National
Oil Company (ADNOC), the company said on Thursday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nS8N1ZU026
MEDIASET MS.MI , VIVENDI VIV.PA
The Italian broadcaster has filed a complaint with Italy's
market watchdog, accusing shareholder Vivendi of leaking
information with a view to scuppering its corporate
restructuring plans, Mediaset said on Thursday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N25I323
ILLIMITY BANK ILTY.MI
Italian banks could offload up to another 150 billion euros
in soured loans in the next five years, said Corrado Passera,
the veteran Italian banker who now heads the digital lender and
bad loan specialist.
TREVI FINANZIARIA TFI.MI - The company said on Thursday it
had received a communication from the members of the Trevisani
family with which they submitted a hypothesis of adherence to
the agreements signed on Aug. 5 for the implementation of the
company's financial restructuring. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN25I0G9
Bourse After Hours market closed.
DIARY
Rimini, annual international "Meeting of Friendship Among
Peoples" forum continues; ends on Aug. 24. Expected attendees
include Cabinet Undersecretary Giancarlo Giorgetti, Italian
region governors Stefano Bonaccini for Emilia Romagna,
Massimiliano Fedriga for Friuli Venezia Giulia, Attilio Fontana
for Lombardy, Nello Musumeci for Sicily, Giovanni Toti for
Liguria, Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister Emanuela Claudia Del
Re, EU Commission representative Stefano Manservisi, AC Milan
President Paolo Scaroni, Education Minister Marco Bussetti, Acea
ACE.MI CEO Stefano Antonio Donnarumma, Economy Minister
Giovanni Tria, state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti CEO
Fabrizio Palermo.
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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/