Italy - Factors to watch on June 9
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
European Union ministers agreed on Thursday on how to share out the responsibility for looking after migrants and refugees, after 12 hours of negotiations got Italy and Greece to sign up to a deal that has eluded the bloc for nearly a decade.
ECONOMY
ISTAT releases April industrial output data (0800 GMT).
DEBT
The Italian Treasury has raised 17.1 billion euros in the first four days of the offer of its new 'BTP Valore' bond dedicated to retail investors, bourse data showed on Thursday.
The BTP Valore offer ends on Friday at 1100 GMT.
Treasury to sell 6.5 billion euros 12-month BOT bills. Subscriptions close at 0900 GMT.
The Treasury said on Thursday it would sell up to 7.5 billion euros in BTP bonds at a June 13 auction.
COMPANIES
GENERALI GASI.MI
The insurer is interested in acquiring Liberty Seguros, the European activities of US Liberty Mutual Group, the MF daily reported on Friday. The deadline for submitting the offers for a portfolio worth around 1.2 billion euros, the paper added, is today.
TELECOM ITALIA (TIM) TLIT.MI
U.S. fund KKR KKR.N and a rival consortium comprising state lender CDP and Australian fund Macquarie MQG.AX are readying to submit slightly improved bids for TIM's network ahead of a June 9 deadline, sources said.
LEONARDO LDOF.MI
The Italian defence group said on Thursday it signed a deal with Azerbaijan for the supply of C-27J military transport plane, without giving details about the contract.
ENI ENI.MI
(*) U.S. oilfield services provider Halliburton HAL.N said on Thursday it would enter into a long-term agreement with Norwegian oil and gas company Var Energi VAR.OL, controlled by Eni, for drilling services.
The planned deal has a duration of five years, Halliburton said, and includes the option of a four-year extension.
Eni and oil and gas operator KazMunayGas (KMG) will work together to build Kazakhstan's first hybrid renewables-gas power plant, the Italian energy group said on Thursday following a meeting with the Kazakh president in Astana.
(*) TERNA TRN.MI
The company said on Thursday it had renewed its euro medium term note programme for its maximum amount of 9 billion euros.
(*) MAIRE TECNIMONT MTCM.MI
The Italian engineering group said on Friday that its Tecnimont unit is part of a consortium that won a $300 million contract to build a fertilizer plant in Egypt.
Tecnimont will perform mainly engineering and procurement activities for a value of $220 million, equal to approximately 70% of the total value to the consortium.
WEBUILD WBD.MI
The Italian government's plans to revive the construction of a bridge between Sicily and mainland Italy would unduly favour the private sector and put too much risk on the public sector, the head of Italy's anti-corruption agency said on Thursday.
EL.EN ELEN.MI
The laser equipment maker has temporarily suspended the listing of its Chinese unit Penta Laser Zhejiang, CEO Andrea Cangioli told Il Sole 24 Ore newspaper, adding the outlook for 2023 was weaker then expected because of post-COVID effects on the economy.
EUROVITA (not listed)
Italian authorities may extend beyond the current June 30 deadline a temporary halt to the early redemption of ailing life insurer Eurovita's products, a consumer association said after a meeting with the company's special administrator.
FINLOGIC FNL.MI
Argo SpA ends full voluntary takeover bid on Finlogic ordinary shares.
VISIBILIA EDITORE VE.MI
Ends capital increase.
DIARY
Milan, market regulator CONSOB holds annual meeting with financial market (0900 GMT); expected attendees include Bank of Italy Governor Ignazio Visco, Economy Undersecretary Federico Freni.
Milan, Algebris Investments holds round-table discussion "Italian and European Banking System: Challenges and Opportunities" (0830 GMT); expected attendees includeECB board member Andrea Enria (1030 GMT).
Rome, Industry Minister Adolfo Urso's programme on Friday:
* gives speech at Business Ethics Summit organised by Pontifical Academy of Sciences (0700 GMT);
* gives speech at 'Italian Wine Union' (0830 GMT);
* attending inauguration ceremony of "Frecciarossa Red in Italy" (1000 GMT);
* gives speech via videoconference at forum 'Elle getting Greener' (1300 GMT).
Manduria, 'Forum in Masseria' "Italy to come. Perspectives and actions to be implemented to build the Country of the future" continues; ends on June 11. On Friday expected attendees include Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida, farming association Confagricoltura President Massimilano Giansanti (1300 GMT); Health Minister Orazio Schillaci, Novartis NOVN.S Italian Country President Valentino Confalone, insurers' association ANIA President Maria Bianca Farina (1430 GMT); Defence Minister Guido Crosetto, National Cybersecurity Agency Vice Director Nunzia Nardi (1600 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/
($1 = 0.9277 euros)
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