Italy - Factors to watch on Feb. 10

UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA

10/02/2023 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 Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticised France and
Germany on Thursday after she was not invited to a dinner in
Paris with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, adding to
friction between the European Union allies.
    ECONOMY
    ISTAT releases December industrial output data (0900 GMT)
and monthly bulletin on the state of the economy in January
(1000 GMT).
    DEBT
    Italy's Treasury said on Thursday it would offer up to 8.5
billion euros in BTP bonds at auction on Feb. 14.
    Treasury sells 7.0 billion euros 12-month BOT bills.
Subscriptions close at 1000 GMT.
    COMPANIES
    INTESA SANPAOLO  ISP.MI  
    Italy's largest bank said on Thursday that most of its
affected cleared derivatives operations were back up and
running, after a ransomware attack at financial data company ION
impacted operations at the Italian lender.
    ENEL  ENEI.MI  
    Italy's biggest utility reported on Thursday better than
expected core profits and an improvement in its net financial
position, with preliminary ordinary core earnings for 2022 at
19.7 billion euros, above a 19.0-19.6 billion euro guidance
indicated in November.
    MEDIOBANCA  MDBI.MI 
    The Italian financial group is on track to exceed targets
set under a business plan to June 30, 2023, after a jump in
income from lending led to a record first half net profit, its
chief executive said.
    ACEA  ACE.MI 
    The board of Italian regional utility on Thursday reaffirmed
its "full confidence" in CEO Fabrizio Palermo, after press
reports accused him of misogyny and abusive conduct.
    ASCOPIAVE  ASCI.MI , HERA  HRA.MI 
    The Italian small utility plans to exercise a put option to
sell its 40% stake in EstEnergy, its joint venture with Hera,
its chairman and chief executive said on Thursday.
    IVECO GROUP NV  IVG.MI 
    Board meeting on Q4 and FY results, followed by conference
call (1000 GMT).
    UNIPOL  UNPI.MI  and UNIPOLSAI  US.MI 
    Release preliminary FY results (before Bourse opening);
followed by conference call (1100 GMT).
        ILLIMITY BANK  ILTY.MI 
  
        Releases FY results (before Bourse opening), followed by
conference call (0800 GMT).
  
    EUROGROUP LAMINATIONS  EGLA.MI 
    Electric motor components maker EuroGroup Laminations debuts
on Euronext Milan.
    NICE FOOTWARE  NFTW.MI 
    Holding Stilosa ends full voluntary takeover offer on Nice
Footware shares and warrants (started on Jan. 9).
    DIARY
    Rome, President Sergio Mattarella attends 'Memorial Day'
celebration (1000 GMT).
    Rome, event "Italy, Somalia. A special relationship" with
Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Foreign Minister
Antonio Tajani, Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi, Defence
Minister Guido Crosetto (1600 GMT).
        Milan, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Matteo
Salvini visits the Olympic Village building sites, with Milan
Mayor Giuseppe Sala (1015 GMT); followed by news conference
(1100 GMT).
  
    Milan, farmers lobby Coldiretti holds meeting "Tourism and
Food: Italy that wins" with Coldiretti President Ettore
Prandini, Tourism Minister Daniela Santanche, Agriculture
Minister Francesco Lollobrigida, Lombardy region Governor
Attilio Fontana (0900 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/