Italy - Factors to watch on Sept. 4

Pininfarina SpA

04/09/2018 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
    Party leaders in the Italian coalition government signalled
they will seek leeway from the EU to increase next year's budget
deficit, heading on a collision course with the European
Commission and investors who want it cut. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1VP1OS
    
    ECONOMY
    Italian Economy Minister Giovanni Tria is pushing the
parties in the governing coalition to keep next year's budget
deficit below 2 percent of output, sources close to the dossier
said on Monday, lower than the party leaders have indicated so
far. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nR1N1UG00W
    Italy posted a state sector budget surplus of 1.3 billion
euros ($1.51 billion) in August, compared to a 1.1 billon euro
deficit in the same month last year, the Treasury said on
Monday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nR1N1UG00X
    
    COMPANIES
    Milan Stock Exchange starts "Italian Equity Week: Lifestyle,
Industrial and Infrastructure" (0800 GMT), ends on Sept. 6.
Conference "Lifestyle Day" with Altagamma President Andrea Illy,
Italian Fashion Chamber President Carlo Capasa, Piquadro  PQ.MI 
CEO Marco Palmieri, Masi Agricola  MASIA.MI  CEO Federico
Girotto (1400 GMT).
    
    FIAT CHRYSLER  FCHA.MI 
    Italian industry-wide car sales rose 9.46 percent in August,
the transport ministry said on Monday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nI6N1UT01J
    
    BANCA CARIGE  CRGI.MI 
    The bank's shareholder SGA said on Monday it had sold shares
in the lender equivalent to a 0.407 percent stake, reducing its
holding to 4.99 percent. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nI6N1UT01K 
    
    ENI  ENI.MI 
    Eni's  operations in Libya, plagued by violent clashes
between rival groups, are running as normal, a spokesman for the
Italian oil group said on Monday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nI6N1UT01I
    
    PININFARINA  PNNI.MI 
    "Investor Day" (0900 GMT).
    
    AEROPORTO DI BOLOGNA  ADB.MI 
    The company reported a first-half net profit of 7.3 million
euros versus 6.9 million a year ago. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1VP0CD
    
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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/