Italy - Factors to watch on March 17

Ferrari NV

17/03/2026 05:00

The following factors could affect Italian markets on Tuesday.

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

Several U.S. allies, including Italy, said on Monday they had no immediate plans to send ships to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, rebuffing a request by President Donald Trump for military support to keep the vital waterway open.

A "significant Israeli ground offensive" in Lebanon must be averted since it could have devastating humanitarian consequences, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Britain said in a joint statement on Monday.

ECONOMY

ISTAT releases February CPI final data (0900 GMT).

COMPANIES

UNICREDIT CRDI.MI

The Italian lender cranked up the pressure on Commerzbank CBKG.DE to accept merger talks with a low-ball, unsolicited bid on Monday to raise its stake in the German lender above 30%. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reacted saying his government wanted to "preserve Commerzbank's independence."

ENI ENI.MI

The Italian energy group said on Monday it had made two new gas discoveries in Libya totalling more than 1 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) during an ongoing exploration campaign started in recent months.

ENI, ACEA ACE.MI

Italy's competition authority said on Monday it had given conditional approval to Plenitude, the low-carbon division of energy group Eni, buying some assets from regional utility ACEA.

FERRARI RACE.MI

The Italian luxury sports car maker on Monday ruled out any copyright issues for its forthcoming new electric vehicle, the "Luce", which uses the same nameplate as cars previously sold by Mazda 7261.T.

A2A A2.MI

Releases FY results, followed by conference call (1530 GMT).

POSTE ITALIANE PST.MI

Releases FY results (preliminary FY results released on February 26).

INDUSTRIE DE NORA DNR.MI

Releases FY results (preliminary FY results released on February 24).

DIARY

Rome, Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti attends "Financial education in schools" event (0830 GMT).

Milan, Environment and Energy Security Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin attends event "Top Utility 2026" (0830 GMT).

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

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/