Italy - Factors to watch on May 7

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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 .ECONOMYISTAT releases March retail sales data (0800 GMT).OECD releases April composite leading indicator data (1000 GMT).DEBTTreasury buys back following five BTP bonds for a maximum amount of 5.0 billion euros: 0.50% due Feb. 1, 2026; 4.50% due March 1, 2026; zero coupon due April 1, 2026; 1.60% due June 1, 2026; zero coupon due Aug. 1, 2026. Subscriptions close at 0900 GMT.The Treasury said on Tuesday it would sell 8.5 billion euros of 12-month BOT bills at an auction on May 9.COMPANIES(*) MEDIOBANCA MIL:MB, BANCA GENERALI MIL:BGNMediobanca CEO Alberto Nagel will meet Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's chief of staff Gaetano Caputi on Wednesday to illustrate the bank's bid for Banca Generali, several newspapers reported on Wednesday. INTESA SANPAOLO MIL:ISPItaly's biggest bank is better off keeping out of the merger and acquisition frenzy gripping the sector, its Chief Executive Carlo Messina said on Tuesday, reiterating his stance after the company reported its first quarter results.BANCA POPOLARE DI SONDRIO MIL:BPSOThe Italian lender on Tuesday posted a 19% rise in its first-quarter net profit, citing a good performance in its core banking business.FINECOBANK MIL:FBK(*) The Italian bank said on Wednesday its first-quarter net profit rose 11.7% from a year earlier to 164.2 million euros ($186.28 million). Conference call on the results (0930 GMT).ITALGAS MIL:IG(*) Europe's biggest gas distributor said on Wednesday that its adjusted core profit rose 6% year on year in the first quarter, as it begins integrating recently-acquired smaller rival 2i Rete Gas.Italgas said it expected 2025 adjusted EBITDA in the range of 1.80-1.85 billion euros and total revenues of around 2.45 billion euros. Conference call to follow on the results.(*) POSTE ITALIANE MIL:PST, TELECOM ITALIA MIL:TITPoste Italiane's CEO Matteo Del Fante will start discussions with US e-commerce giant Amazon NASDAQ:AMZN at the end of its earnings roadshow in the United States to strengthen ties between the two companies, daily la Repubblica said on Wednesday. The newspaper reported that Del Fante will also aim to build relations between Amazon and Telecom Itali...

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