Italy - Factors to watch on September 25

By Reuters News

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 (*).


ECONOMY

Italy's government is taking aim at statistics bureau ISTAT after it reported this week that Rome had missed its key 2025 public finance target, leaving it mired in a European Union disciplinary procedure for its "excessive" budget deficit.


DEBT

Italy's Treasury offers €7.5 billion in BOTs at auction.

Moody's sovereign credit rating review for Italy.

Italy Treasury said on Thursday it will sell up to €8 billion in bonds at a September 29 auction.


COMPANIES

UNICREDIT CRDI.MI , BANCO BPM BAMI.MI, MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA BMPS.MI

Credit Agricole CAGR.PA and UniCredit have recently been considering a possible joint move on Banco under a plan that would entail a break-up of the target bank, two people close to the matter said.


POSTE ITALIANE PST.MI, TELECOM ITALIA (TIM) TLIT.MI

As of Thursday the postal group secured a 75.6% stake in Telecom Italia's share capital, below the 90% threshold required for delisting. Poste's takeover bid for Telecom Italia will close definitely on Friday.

LEONARDO LDOF.MI

Airbus AIR.PA said on Thursday it plans to submit an unsolicited proposal to Portugal in late October or early November to supply Eurofighter Typhoon jets as the country seeks to replace its ageing F-16 fleet, pitching the European-built warplane as better suited to Lisbon's needs than Lockheed Martin's F-35.

Airbus manufactures the Typhoon alongside Britain's BAE Systems BAES.L And Italy's Leonardo.


TREVI FINANZIARIA TFI.MI, WEBUILD WBD.MI

Italian engineering company Trevi Finanziaria Industriale said on Thursday its board deemed unfair the price proposed by larger rival Webuild to buy the company, saying it did not adequately reflect Trevi's value.

AVIO AVI.MI

Advent International completed the acquisition of a 6.54% stake in Avio, for a total of €109.6 million, the Italian rocket maker said on Thursday.


DIARY

Milan, "New energy for the future. More value for the country" conference with Environment Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, Banco BPM CEO Giuseppe Castagna and GSE CEO Vinicio Mosè Vigilante (1300 GMT).

Serravalle all'Adige, Trento, ministers Adolfo Urso, Gilberto Pichetto Fratin and Tommaso Foti attend an event on the green hydrogen technology and education hub.

Webinar, Prometeia presents its economic outlook report "Disinflation postponed? Energy, prices and monetary policy in transition" (0900-1100 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

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/

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