Italy - Factors to watch on April 29

Brembo NV

29/04/2026 06:02

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.

ECONOMY

Italy may extend beyond May 1 a cut in excise duties on fuels as part of efforts to help families and firms cope with surging energy prices, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday.

Meloni also called on the EU to allow greater flexibility in its deficit rules, and said the government had set aside almost 1 billion euros to extend and reinforce tax breaks designed to encourage employers to hire staff.

ISTAT releases April consumer and business confidence data (0800 GMT); Q1 wage inflation data (0900 GMT); March non-EU foreign trade data (1000 GMT).

Bank of Italy releases first report on financial stability in 2026 (1600 GMT).

DEBT

Treasury sells BTP and CCTeu bonds. Subscriptions close at 0900 GMT.

COMPANIES

(*) EDISON EDNn.MI

French utility EDF has pushed back any decision on the sale of a stake in its Italian unit as the war in Iran has disrupted liquefied natural gas supplies from Qatar that Edison imports, four people with knowledge of the matter said.

(*) BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA BMPS.MI, MEDIOBANCA MDBI.MI

The Italian lender's new board is expected to call an extraordinary shareholders' meeting between June and July to approve the merger with Mediobanca MDBI.MI, with the aim of closing the deal in the fourth quarter, daily Milano Finanza reported on Tuesday.

The new CEO of Mediobanca could be Riccardo Mulone, head of UBS Italy, replacing Alessandro Melzi d’Eril, according to the newspaper.

NEXI NEXII.MI

Private equity firm CVC Capital CVC.AS is weighing a 9 billion euro ($10.54 billion) bid for the Italian payments group, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Annual shareholders' meeting.

ENI ENI.MI

(*) The Italian energy producer on Tuesday signed an agreement with Venezuela's oil ministry and state-run oil company PDVSA to relaunch a heavy crude project in the Orinoco Belt, the company and government officials said.

Eni has hired JPMorgan to advise it on the potential sale of a cracking site in the south of the country, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

GENERALI GASI.MI, MONTE DEI PASCHI BMPS.MI

Any decisions on investment vehicle Delfin's holdings in Italian financial institutions -- including insurer Generali and bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena -- will be taken by its board, Delfin's Chair Francesco Milleri said on Tuesday.

TREVI FINANZIARIA INDUSTRIALE TFI.MI

The Italian construction and engineering company said on Tuesday it had won contracts and orders worth 220 million euros in the first quarter of this year.

MAIRE MTCM.MI

Releases Q1 results, followed by conference call.

UNIPOL GROUP UNPI.MI

Annual and extraordinary shareholders' meetings (0830 GMT).

DIASORIN DIAS.MI

Annual shareholders' meeting (1300 GMT).

FINECOBANK FBK.MI

Annual shareholders' meeting (0730 GMT).

HERA HRA.MI

Annual shareholders' meeting.

RECORDATI RECI.MI

Annual shareholders' meeting.

SNAM SRG.MI

Annual shareholders' meeting (1215 GMT).

BREMBO BRBI.MI

Annual shareholders' meeting.

INDUSTRIE DE NORA DNR.MI

Annual shareholders' meeting.

((Milan newsroom, e-mail: reutersitaly@thomsonreuters.com))

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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

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  DJ STOXX index.......................................STOXX

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  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

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  Nikkei 225..............N225  Tokyo report.............T

  FTSE 100................FTSE  London report............L

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  CAC-40..................FCHI  Paris market stories....PA

  World Indices.....................................0#.INDEX

  Reuters survey of world bourse outlook.........EQUITYPOLL1

  Western European IPO diary..........................WEUIPO

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