The following factors could affect Italian markets on Wednesday.
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POLITICS
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni snubbed a referendum on easing citizenship laws but has emerged stronger from the vote as the leftist opposition failed to mobilise mass opposition to her right-wing government after nearly three years in power.
ECONOMY
Bank of Italy releases April data on Italian residents deposits with domestic banks, banks lending to non-financial companies and gross bad loans at Italian banks.
DEBT
Treasury sells 8.5 billion euros 12-month BOT bills. Subscriptions close at 0900 GMT.
COMPANIES
UNICREDIT MIL:UCG, BANCO BPM MIL:BAMI
UniCredit is expected to win European Union antitrust approval for its Banco BPM takeover bid after offering to sell 206 branches to ease competition concerns, people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.
PRYSMIAN MIL:PRY
The world's largest cable maker will revise guidance on July 31 including Channell's contribution, it said on Tuesday, as it completed the acquisition of the U.S. connectivity device manufacturer for $950 million.
STELLANTIS MIL:STLAM
Stellantis has expanded its voluntary redundancy scheme for Italy, affecting almost 700 workers at two plants in the south of the country, the carmaker said on Tuesday, bringing to almost 2,500 the planned workforce reduction this year.
TECHNOPROBE MIL:TPRO
(*) Leading shareholder T-Plus, the holding of the Crippa family, has completed the placement of 10 million ordinary shares, equal to 1.53% of the capital, at a price of 7 euros per share. The holding had announced on Tuesday the sale of up to 16.3 million shares, equal to a 2.5% stake, through an accelerated bookbuilding procedure.
MEDIA
Italy's advertising spending grew 2.2% in April, research agency Nielsen said on Tuesday.
JUVENTUS MIL:JUVE, LAZIO MIL:SSL
Italy plans to remove a ban on Italy's Serie A top flight soccer league selling its domestic broadcast rights to a single buyer, a draft government bill seen by Reuters showed, marking a major overhaul of media rules for live sports events.
DIARY
UniCredit MIL:UCG CEO Andrea Orcel gives speech at Goldman Sachs "29th European Financials Conference" in Berlin (0645 GMT).
Rome, Parliamentary Budget Office (UPB) President Lilia Cavallari presents '2025 Budget Policy Report' (0830 GMT); Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti delivers closing address.
Rome, event 'Telco for Italy' on "Beyond the networks: from TelCo to TechCo to build the future of Italy" (0730 GMT); expected attendees include Cabinet Undersecretary for Innovation and Digital Alessio Butti, Telecom Italia (TIM) MIL:TIT CEO Pietro Labriola, head of iliad's Italian business Benedetto Levi, INWIT MIL:INW Director General Diego Galli.
Rome, trade association Confcommercio-Imprese per l'Italia holds general assembly (0830 GMT); video message by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Industry Minister Adolfo Urso gives speech.
Rome, welfare institute INPS holds event on networking for inclusion (0800 GMT); INPS President Gabriele Fava delivers closing address.
Rome, Iren Group MIL:IRE Chairman Luca Dal Fabbro presents his book "Protecting the Future" (0930 GMT); expected attendees include Environment and Energy Security Minister Gilberto Picchetto Fratin.
Milan, EU Commission Executive Vice President Teresa Ribera attends annual conference "A Bolder European Union: Today's challenges in the spirit of the 1985 Milan European Council" organised by the Institute for European Policymaking at Bocconi University.
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