Italy - Factors to watch on April 30

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The following factors could affect Italian markets on Thursday. 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 . ECONOMY ISTAT releases Q1 GDP flash data (0800 GMT); March unemployment rate flash data (0830 GMT); April CPI flash data (0900 GMT). BANKS Smaller Italian banks have increased reliance on funding they raise abroad through online deposit platforms, the Bank of Italy said on Wednesday, as regulators step up monitoring of the practice. COMPANIES (*) STELLANTIS MIL:STLAM The Franco-Italian car maker said on Thursday its adjusted operating income almost tripled in the first quarter of this year, beating estimates, supported by vehicles sales growth in all regions, especially in the key North American market. Conference call (1200 GMT). UNICREDIT MIL:UCG CEO Andrea Orcel said the process of the Italian bank's takeover of Commerzbank XETR:CBK is "unstoppable" and would prevail because the business logic is clear, according to an interview in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on Wednesday. (*) BANCO BPM MIL:BAMI Credit Agricole EURONEXT:ACA recently increased its stake in Italy's third-largest Italian bank to 22.9%. (*) PRYSMIAN MIL:PRY The Italian cable maker on Thursday reported a 14% rise in its first-quarter adjusted core profit year-on-year came in below expectations as it recorded a negative impact of 36 million euros from foreign exchange. Conference call (0630 GMT) PIRELLI MIL:PIRC The Italian tyremaker signed a partnership deal on Wednesday with Swedish company Univrses and acquired 30% of the firm, with an option to reach a majority stake, to integrate AI-based computer vision technologies into its Cyber Tyre system, the companies said in a joint statement. FERRETTI MIL:YACHT (*) The Italian luxury yacht-maker is being held back by a "lack of industrial vision" and aversion to risk by its large Chinese shareholder, its chief executive told the Financial Times. Alberto Galassi said "management changes at Weichai have constrained decision-making at Ferretti and the lack of industrial vision is weighing negatively on the group. Proxy advisor Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has recommended that shareholders vote for the slate of candidates submitted by KKCG Maritime at the next general meeting as it "appears to be the best option for ensuring strategic and management continuity" at the yacht maker. (*) BFF BANK MIL:BFF The bank is looking for a partnership and has hired Mediobanca and Morgan Stanley to study strategic options, MF reported on Thursday, naming specialised finance operator Cherry Bank as a possible partner. PRADA GROUP HKEX:1913 Conference call on Q1 revenue update (1200 GMT). INTESA SANPAOLO MILSEDEX:I05395 Annual and extraordinary shareholders meetings (0800 GMT). INWIT MIL:INW Annual shareholders' meeting. DIARY Rome, Assicurazioni Generali MIL:G CEO Philippe Donnet addresses the parliamentary committee of inquiry on the banking system. Rome, cabinet expected to meet. ((Milan newsroom, e-mail: )) 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 FTSE:ITLMS FTSE Mib index .FTMIB FTSE Allstars index... FTSE:ITSTAR 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 FTSE:E3X DJ STOXX index TVC:SXXP 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 DJ:DJI Wall Street report Nikkei 225 TVC:NI225 Tokyo report FTSE 100CURRENCYCOM:UK100 London report Xetra DAX XETR:DAX Frankfurt market stories CAC-40 EURONEXT:PX1 Paris market stories World Indices(0#.INDEX) Reuters survey of world bourse outlook(EQUITYPOLL1) Western European IPO diary(WEUIPO) European Asset Allocation Reuters News at a Glance: Equities Main currency report:

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