Italy - Factors to watch on Oct. 13

UIL Co

13/10/2023 05:00

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 (*).
    
    For a complete list of diary events in Italy please click on
 IT/DIA .
    
    POLITICS
    Italian anti-mafia author and human rights campaigner
Roberto Saviano was on Thursday convicted of libel and handed a
symbolic fine for calling Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni a
"bastard" over her hardline views on immigration.
    
    ECONOMY
    Bank of Italy releases 'Economic Bulletin'.
    
    COMPANIES
    GENERALI  GASI.MI   
    The Italian insurer said on Thursday it had reached an
agreement with Allianz  ALVG.DE  for the disposal of TUA
Assicurazioni for 280 million euros in cash. 
    
    MEDIA
    Advertising spending in Italy fell 0.4% year-on-year in
August, Nielsen said on Thursday. 
    
    DIGITAL360  DIGT.MI 
    D360 Holding ends full takeover offer on Digital360 shares.
    
    DIARY
    Mozambique, visit by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Eni
 ENI.MI  CEO Claudio Descalzi.
    Marrakesh (Morocco), Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti
attends G20 events.
    Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani visits Israel and
Jordan.
    Rome, government hosts meetings on 2024 budget; first
meeting with representatives from trade unions CGIL, CISL, UIL,
UGL, business lobby Confindustria, banking association ABI,
insurers association ANIA, farmers' lobby Coldiretti (1700 GMT);
followed by second meeting with representatives from builders'
association ANCE (1830 GMT).
    Rome, farmers' lobby Coldiretti holds event "Villaggio della
Coldiretti" (to Oct. 15); on Friday expected attendees at
inaugural session include Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani,
Transport Minister Matteo Salvini, Intesa Sanpaolo  ISP.MI 
Banca dei Territori unit head Stefano Barrese, state railways
Ferrovie dello Stato CEO Luigi Ferraris, BF  BFG.MI  CEO
Federico Vecchioni.
    Rome, Tor Vergata University holds presentation of the
anti-corruption master's degree "Regulation and competitiveness
of the procurement market" (0800 GMT); expected attendees
include at presentation anti-corruption authority (ANAC)
President Giuseppe Busia (0815 GMT); round-table discussion with
insurers association ANIA Director General Dario Focarelli,
banking association ABI Vice Director General Gianfranco
Torriero (0930 GMT).
    Capri, business lobby Confindustria youth section starts
38th conference on "Trends. Challenges, contradictions,
opportunities" (1300 GMT); ends on Oct. 14. On Friday expected
attendees include: Industry Minister Adolfo Urso (1345 GMT);
state-backed lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) unit Simest
President Pasquale Salzano, fashion house Ferragamo Vice
President Angelica Visconti (1445 GMT); state investment agency
Invitalia CEO Bernardo Mattarella (1505 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/