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 .
COMPANIES
Milan Stock Exchange After Hours market closed.
RAI WAY RWAY.MI
A group of investors holding around 10% of the state-owned
Italian TV towers group has asked for the board to provide an
update on a long-mooted combination with rival EI Towers to
create a national champion, sources said on Friday.
JUVENTUS JUVE.MI
The Serie A club said on Friday it had been informed that
Rome prosecutors had concluded their preliminary investigation,
after taking over from peers in Turin, probing allegations of
false accounting, market manipulation, obstruction of regulators
and fraud in relation to transactions over players.
GENERALI GASI.MI
A tender ends on Dec. 28-29 for China National Petroleum
Corporation's 51% stake in its joint-venture with the Italian
insurer, Milano Finanza reported on Saturday. If Generali's
offer for the rest of the Generali China Insurance JV is the
only one, the deal should be awarded within a couple of weeks.
If not, a further final tender will ensue, the paper said.
BPER BANCA EMII.MI
The Italian bank said on Saturday it had reached an accord
with trade unions to lay off 1,000 staff on a voluntary basis
while hiring 500 new people and turning 200 temporary jobs into
permanent positions.
VIANINI VINI.MI
Starts capital increase; ends on Jan. 19.
DIARY
Assogestioni releases November fund flows data (1000
GMT).
((Milan newsroom, e-mail: reutersitaly@thomsonreuters.com))
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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/