Italy - Factors to watch on April 18

Vianini SpA

18/04/2018 05:00

The following factors could affect Italian markets on Wednesday.
    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
     Italy's president is likely on Wednesday to appoint a
mediator to try to break a deadlock that has prevented the
formation of a government since inconclusive elections six weeks
ago, a source said, although no quick breakthrough is expected.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1RU57G
    
    ECONOMY
    ISTAT releases February industrial output data (0800 GMT).
    
    DEBT
    Treasury offers up to 2.0 billion euros of an 0.35 percent
BTP bond due Nov. 1,2021 in exchange for the following five
bonds: 4.50 percent BTP bonds due Aug. 1,2018; CTZ bonds due
Dec. 28, 2018; 0,10 percent BTP bonds due April 15, 2019; CTZ
bonds due May 30, 2019; 0,05 percent BTP bonds due Oct. 15,
2019.
    
    COMPANIES
    TELECOM ITALIA  TLIT.MI 
    The phone group said on Tuesday the chairman of an upcoming
shareholders meeting will not have the power to stop a vote on
board candidates proposed by activist fund Elliott, a judge's
decision pending on the matter.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nI6N1R502L

    ENEL  ENEI.MI 
    The group said it launched a takeover offer to shareholders
in Brazil's power distribution company Eletropaulo Metropolitana
SA  ELPL3.SA  at 28 reais per share.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N1RU0BP
    
    INTESA SANPAOLO  ISP.MI 
    The lender's deal with Sweden's Intrum Justitia  INTR.ST 
shows bad loans can be sold without a loss and will help Italian
lenders turn a corner after "a perfect storm" of fire sales, CEO
Carlo Messina said.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1RU5GA
    
    BANCA IFIS  IF.MI 
    The bank placed on Tuesday a 5 year senior unsecured
preferred bond for 300 million euros.The bond pays a fixed rate
coupon of 2 percent.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nBIA2qj2X7
     
    ENI  ENI.MI 
    'Investor Day' (0900 GMT) in Milan.
        
    POSTE ITALIANE  PST.MI 
    CEO Matteo Del Fante is guest of the Canova Club in Rome.
    
    INWIT  INWT.MI 
    INWIT Chairman Francesco Profumo and 2007 Peace Nobel Prize
winner Rae Kwon Ching attend "The Global Energy Prize Summit
2018" in Turin (0730 GMT).
    
    WASTE ITALIA GROUP  WIGG.MI 
    Bond holders' meeting (0900 GMT).
    
    D'AMICO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING  B7C.MI 
    Annual general meeting (0900 GMT).
    
    ITALMOBILIARE  ITMI.MI 
    Annual general meeting (0830 GMT).
    
    RECORDATI  RECI.MI 
    Annual general meeting (0800 GMT).
    
    SCM-SOLUTIONS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT SIM  SCM.MI 
    Annual general meeting (0830 GMT).
    
    VIANINI  VINI.MI 
    Annual general meeting (1000 GMT).
    
    FERVI  FVIR.MI 
    Board meeting on FY results.
    
    OVS  OVS.MI 
    Board meeting on FY results.
    
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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/