Italy - Factors to watch on March 11

Vianini SpA

11/03/2015 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 . 
     
    POLITCS 
    Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan speaks before Senate EU 
Policies Committee (1230 GMT). 
    Cooperative banks association officials speak before Senate 
Finance Committee (1330 GMT). 
    Italy's highest court on Tuesday confirmed an acquittal for 
former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on charges of abuse of 
office and paying for sex with a minor. ID:nL5N0WC4XU  
     
    TREASURY 
    Treasury sells 6.5 billion euros 12-month BOT bills (367 
days). Subscriptions close at 1000 GMT. 
     
    COMPANIES 
     
    ATLANTIA  ATL.MI  
    The Italian motorway operator said on Tuesday it had 
completed the placement of 9.74 million treasury shares through 
an accelerated book building to institutional investors for a 
total value of 227.9 million euros ($243.8 
million). ID:nI6N0VX027  
         
    BRUNELLO CUCINELLI  BCU.MI  
    The Italian cashmere maker reported on Tuesday an 8.4 
percent rise in 2014 core profit as robust demand for exclusive 
luxury pushed its sales higher. ID:nI6N0VX01W  
     
    BANCO POPOLARE  BAPO.MI  
    The lender plans to use at its next shareholder meeting one 
of the rules set out in the reform decree for cooperative banks 
and raise the number of proxy votes a shareholder can represent 
to 10, the company said in the letter calling for the assembly.  
     
    SNAM  SRG.MI  
    Europe's gas storage operators are discussing plans to 
develop a common European storage mechanism to see off potential 
threats to the bloc's gas supplies, the head of Italian gas grid 
company Snam told Reuters on Tuesday. ID:nL5N0WC3ZS  
     
    TELECOM ITALIA  TLIT.MI  
    Italy's biggest phone company said on Tuesday it was in 
talks with Netflix over a possible content deal with the U.S. 
online movie streaming company. ID:nL5N0WC3XZ  
     
    PRYSMIAN  PRY.MI  
    The Italian cable maker said on Tuesday its board had 
approved bond issues for up to 800 million euros ($857 million) 
to diversify its funding sources and extend the average maturity 
of its debt. ID:nI6N0VX023  
     
    FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES  FCHA.MI  
    CEO Sergio Marchionne sold 1.4 million shares in the 
carmaker to fund tax liabilities, the company said in a 
statement. The shares were sold on the open market at an average 
price of 14.12 euros per share, leaving Marchionne with 13 
million FCA common shares. 
     
    MONCLER  MONC.MI  
    The company said it had appointed Roberto Eggs new chief 
operating officer. ID:nI6N0VX025  
         
    ENGINEERING  ENG.MI  
    Extraordinary shareholders' meeting (0730 GMT). 
     
    ACEA  ACE.MI  
    Board meeting on FY results. 
     
    AEFFE  AEF.MI  
    Board meeting on FY results (preliminary on Feb. 12) 
followed by conference call. 
     
    ASSICURAZIONI GENERALI  GASI.MI  
    Board meeting on FY results (press release on March 12). 
     
    BE  BE.MI  
    Board meeting on FY results. 
     
    CEMBRE  CEMB.MI  
    Board meeting on FY results. 
     
    ERG  ERG.MI  
    Board meeting on FY results. 
     
    GO INTERNET  GO.MI  
    Board meeting on FY results. 
     
    ISAGRO  IGS.MI  
    Board meeting on FY results (1500 GMT). 
     
    LEONE FILM GROUP  LFG.MI  
    Board meeting on FY results. 
     
    MOLESKINE  MSK.MI  
    Board meeting on FY results (preliminary on Feb. 5) followed 
by conference call (1700 GMT). 
     
    RCS MEDIAGROUP  RCSM.MI  
    Board meeting on FY results followed by conference call 
(1700 GMT). 
     
    SAES GETTERS  SAEI.MI  
    Board meeting on FY results. 
     
    SAVE  SAVE.MI  
    Board meeting on FY results. 
     
    SNAM  SRG.MI  
    Board meeting on FY results (press release on March 12). 
     
    TAMBURI INVESTMENT PARTNERS  TIP.MI  
    Board meeting on FY results. 
     
    VIANINI INDUSTRIA  VINI.MI  
    Board meeting on FY results. 
     
    VIANINI LAVORI  VIAI.MI  
    Board meeting on FY results. 
     
    WORLD DUTY FREE  WDF.MI  
    Board meeting on FY results, followed by conference call 
(1600 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/MARCH