Italy - Factors to watch on Feb. 9
The following factors could affect Italian markets on Thursday.
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 Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will meet Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday in Brussels on the sidelines of a European Council meeting, a government source told Reuters.
ECONOMY
Bank of Italy releases December data on Italian residents deposits with domestic banks, banks lending to non-financial companies and gross bad loans at Italian banks.
DEBT
Treasury announces sale of BTP bonds, with relative amounts to be auctioned on Feb. 14.
(*) Rome aims to protect its high public debt from potential financial shocks by raising the share of government bonds held by Italians and foreign citizens living in the country, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was quoted as saying on Thursday.
COMPANIES
(*) ENI ENI.MI
Norway's Vaar Energi VAR.OL, majority owned by the Italian energy group, said on Thursday it has made an oil discovery near its Goliat field in the Arctic Barents Sea.
BPER EMII.MI
Italy's fourth-largest bank said on Wednesday its dividend for 2022 had doubled as rate hikes and lower loss provisions helped its profit offsetting higher costs.
BANCA MEDIOLANUM BMED.MI
The bank raised its guidance on net interest income for 2023 after beating its forecasts for last year, helped by rate hikes and also sees a "significant improvement" in net inflows, the chief executive said on Wednesday.
HERA HRA.MI
The Italian regional utility plans to invest 4.1 billion euros in the energy transition, circular economy and to strengthen its grids under its business plan to 2026, the company said on Wednesday.
WEBUILD WBD.MI
Italy's biggest construction group said on Wednesday it had won in consortium a tender worth 934 million euros by Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane to build a 13-kilometre train line in Northern Italy.
MEDIOBANCA MDBI.MI
Board meeting on H1 results, followed by news conference (1330 GMT) andconference call (1430 GMT).
BANCA GENERALI BGN.MI
Board meeting on preliminary FY results.
BUZZI UNICEM BZU.MI
Board meeting on preliminary FY results.
ENEL ENEI.MI
Board meeting on preliminary FY results.
BANCA IFIS IF.MI
Board meeting on preliminary FY results, followed by conference call (1300 GMT).
ASCOPIAVE ASCI.MI
Board meeting to approve 2022-2026 strategic plan, followed by presentation to analysts (1315 GMT) and news conference online (1515 GMT).
UNIPOL UNPI.MI
Board meeting on preliminary FY results (press release on Feb. 10).
UNIPOLSAI US.MI
Board meeting on preliminary FY results, press release on Feb. 10.
ILLIMITY BANK ILTY.MI
Board meeting on preliminary FY results, press release on Feb. 10.
DIARY
Brussels, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expected to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on the sidelines of European Council extraordinary meeting.
Italy's credit export agency SACE presents 'Map of Risks 2023' "Stable fragility. Sustainable growth paths" online with Chief Economist Alessandro Terzulli (1005 GMT); Societe Generale SOGN.PA Chairman Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, SACE CEO Alessandra Ricci (1105 GMT).
Rome, President Sergio Mattarella and Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti attending inauguration ceremony of state auditors judicial year (1000 GMT).
Rome, Italy and United Kingdom hold Foreign and Defence meeting with UK Foreign State Secretary James Cleverly, UK Defence State Secretary Ben Wallace, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto; followed by news conference (1300 GMT).
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/
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