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Italy - Factors to watch on July 2



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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.

ECONOMY

ISTAT releases May unemployment rate date (0800 GMT) and Q1 deficit/GDP ratio data (0900 GMT).


Italy posted a state sector budget deficit of 13.4 billion euros ($14.37 billion) in June compared to a shortfall of 13.1 billion euros in the same month last year, the Treasury said in a statement on Monday.


COMPANIES

UNICREDIT CRDI.MI

The Italian bank said on Monday it was challenging the terms set by the ECB for it to cut its exposure to Russia, and seeking a ruling from the EU's General Court and a freezing of the request in the meantime.


STELLANTIS STLAM.MI

Italy's Transport Ministry said on Monday that car sales in the country came in up 15.02% in June year-on-year. Stellantis held 30.04% of the Italian market, according to Reuters calculations.


(*) ENEL ENEI.MI

Brokerage Stifel resumed coverage of the energy group on Tuesday with a "hold" rating and a target price of 6.40 euros.


(*) LEONARDO LDOF.MI

The Italian defence and aerospace group is in advanced talks with Germany's Rheinmetall RHMG.DE to set up a joint venture for ground weaponry, daily Il Sole 24 Ore reported on Tuesday.


POSTE ITALIANE PST.MI

Italy's Treasury has picked accounting firm KPMG to put a price tag on PagoPA, a company handling digital payments to the public administration, as it prepares to sell the business to the state-owned postal service, people close to the matter said on Monday.


TELECOM ITALIA (TIM) TLIT.MI

The Italian former phone monopoly completed on Monday the sale of its fixed-line domestic access network to U.S. fund KKR KKR.N.

(*) The Italian bourse suspended on Tuesday TIM's fixed-rate 2.875% callable bonds in euros due January 2026.


(*) MAIRE MTCM.MI

The Italian engineering group's unit Nextchem said on Tuesday it had won new contracts worth about 30 million euros awarded by leading international clients mainly in the Middle East and Europe.


(*) PRYSMIAN PRY.MI

The cable maker said on Tuesday it had completed the acquisition of U.S. firm Encore Wire.


DIARY

Rome, state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) continues shareholders' meeting to appoint new board.

Milan, get-global energy transition congress continues (0730 GMT); ends on July 3. On Tuesday expected attendees include Industry Minister Adolfo Urso, MAIRE MTCM.MI CEO Alessandro Bernini.

Milan, Italian luxury goods companies association Altagamma presents "Altagamma Consumer & Retail Insight 2024" (0830 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

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/


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