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
EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier speaks before Senate
Foreign Affairs Committee (1200 GMT).
ECONOMY
Bank of Italy Governor Ignazio Visco attends a conference in
Varenna (1230 GMT).
State lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti President Claudio
Costamagna delivers opening address at closed-door forum in Rome
(1800 GMT).
DEBT
Treasury announces sale of CTZ and BTPei bonds, with
relative amounts to be auctioned on Sept. 26.
COMPANIES
UNICREDIT CRDI.MI
Italy's UniCredit has recently told Berlin it is interested
in eventually merging with state-backed Commerzbank CBKG.DE ,
two people familiar with the matter said, a combination that
would create one of Europe's biggest banks. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1M14M5#
AEFFE AEF.MI
The fashion group will focus on online sales and may
consider "in house" management for its online stores, Aeffe
Managing Director Marcello Tassinari told Reuters on Wednesday.
Orders for the 2018 spring/summer pre-collection went very well,
Tassinari added. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1M14VU
OVS OVS.MI
The high-street retailer said on Wednesday its H1 adjusted
net profit rose to 38.4 million euros from 30.8 million euros
one year ago. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1M10NK
POSTE ITALIANE PST.MI
The board approved the merger by incorporation of Poste
Tutela, a unit controlled by Poste Italiane, within Poste
Italiane itself, the group said on Wednesday. Transportation,
counting, deposit and custody of valuables, and security are the
main activities carried out by Poste Tutela.
INTEK GROUP IKG.MI
The group said on Wednesday its H1 net loss narrowed to 3.0
million euros. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1M10NT
TRIBOO TB.MI
The company said on Wednesday it had filed a request to list
on Milan's main stock market.
S.S.LAZIO LAZI.MI
Board meeting on FY results.
STEFANEL STEP.MI
Extraordinary shareholders' meeting (0800 GMT).
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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/
Keywords: ITALY FACTORS/SEPT. 21