Italy - Factors to watch on August 21
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.
COMPANIES
STELLANTIS STLAM.MI
(*) CEO Carlos Tavares will visit Detroit this week, where he will seek to develop a strategy to fix the European automaker's struggling North American operations and reassure employees and investors, a person familiar with the plans said.
(*) Rivian's RIVN.O head of manufacturing is leaving the electric vehicle startup to join Stellantis at a time when the maker of Jeep SUVs and Ram pickups is preparing to launch a number of battery powered cars.
Stellantis said on Tuesday its planned investments at Belvidere, Illinois, will be delayed but stressed it is committed to moving forward and is not in violation of its union contract.
(*) ENI ENI.MI
Norway's Vaar Energi VAR.OL, controlled by Eni, has again postponed the startup of its North Sea Balder X oil and gas project, planning to begin output in the second quarter of 2025 rather than by the end of this year, the company said on Wednesday.
(*) BANCO BPM BAMI.MI
The bank has renewed for another five years a shareholders' agreement with Credit Agricole CAGR.PA on Agos, a consumer credit company controlled by the French bank in which BPM holds a 39% minority stake, MF daily reported on Wednesday, adding that the agreement includes a simplified path towards a possible listing that could take place in July 2025, as requested by BPM.
(*) UNICREDIT CRDI.MI
The bank concluded two securisations on corporate loans and real estate exposures in the Italian market with a total value of 4.5 billion euros, MF daily reported on Wednesday.
(*) ENEL ENEI.MI
The Italian utility has removed Sicilian gigafactory 3Sun from its list of assets held for sale, as management no longer considers divestment highly likely, MF newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing the company's half-year financial report.
(*) SARAS SRS.MI
Global commodity trader Vitol will hold around 88.4% of the share capital of the Italian oil refiner at the end of its tender offer, Saras said on Wednesday.
BPER BANCA EMII.MI
Norway's Norges Bank cut its stake in the Italian lender to 2.9% as of Aug. 13, from 4.8% previously, Italy's market regulator Consob said in a filing on Tuesday.
(*) SALCEF SCFG.MI
The Italian sustainable mobility company said on Tuesday it expects to shortly close its sale to Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners after receiving regulatory and antitrust clearance from the European Commission. The deal, which will lead to the delisting of the company, was communicated to the market on Apr. 24.
Milan Stock Exchange After Hours market closed.
DIARY
Rimini, annual meeting "If we are not looking for the essential, then what are we looking for?" continues with speech by Bank of Italy Governor Fabio Panetta. Other expected attendees include Infrastructure and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini, Autostrade per l'Italia CEO Roberto Tomasi, FNM FNMI.MI Group CEO Marco Piuri.
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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
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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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