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 (*).
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POLITICS
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Tuesday imposed new restrictions on gatherings, restaurants, sports and school activities in an attempt to slow a surge in novel coronavirus infections in Italy. ATL.MI
The Italian infrastructure group said on Tuesday it had entered exclusive talks until Oct. 18 with state lender Cassa Despositi e Prestiti (CDP) over the sale of the company's motorway assets. Italy's state lender CDP has teamed up with private equity firm Blackstone (NYSE:BX) BX.N and infrastructure fund Macquarie MQG.AX to prepare a bid for Atlantia 's stake in its motorway unit, La Repubblica and Il Messagero said, citing sources. Italian private groups are also interested in Atlantia's motorway assets, including F2i, Gavio, Toto and Dogliani, Il Giornale said.
UNICREDIT CRDI.MI
Italy's second-biggest lender on Tuesday named economist Pier Carlo Padoan as director and said it would appoint the former Treasury chief as chairman when it renews the board next spring. Newspapers Il Sole24Ore and Il Messaggero consider Padoan's appointment as reinforcing the chances of an aggregation between the bank and its smaller competitor Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena BMPS.MI
(*) BANCO BPM BAMI.MI
The strengthening of the Unicredit-MPS hypothesis makes an aggregation between BANCO BPM and Credit Agricole CAGR.PA more likely, Il Messaggero added.
A potential tie up between UniCredit and Monte dei Paschi could also involve Banco BPM, Il Giornale said, without elaborating.
(*) MONTE DEI PASCHI BMPS.MI
The Italian government would like to ask the European Commission to delay the Treasury's exit from the bank's capital by two years, to 2023, MF said. According to La Stampa, Rome would like to ask Brussels for a one-year postponement.
MEDIOBANCA MDBI.MI
Leading proxy adviser ISS recommended on Tuesday shareholders vote for a slate of directors put forward by the outgoing board, in a sign of confidence in the Italian bank's management. JUVE.MI , AS ROMA ASR.MI , LAZIO LAZI.MI
Italy's Serie A soccer clubs have agreed to enter exclusive talks with a private equity consortium led by CVC for the sale of a stake in the top flight league's new media business, the league said on Tuesday. MS.MI
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) Prime Video has secured rights to show in Italy 17 Champions League games per season for the 2021-24 period offering to pay around 80 million euros a year, news agency Radiocor reported on Tuesday.
TISCALI TIS.MI
Italy's bourse said that as of Wednesday orders without a price limit on the telecoms group's shares would be banned. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte speaks before Chamber of Deputies ahead of the Oct. 15-16 European Council meeting (0730 GMT).
Belt&Road Inititive 3 (BRI) holds conference on "The BIS in the geopolitical scenario" with Huawei HWT.UL CEO Thomas Miao, Snam SRG.MI CFO Alessandra Pasini, Ansaldo Energia Chairman Giuseppe Zampini; Prada 1913.HK CFO Patrizio Bertelli has been invited (0730 GMT).
BPER Banca EMII.MI Deputy Director General Eugenio Garavini attends live streaming event "RE-Economy Summit" (0800 GMT).
Rome, Enel ENEI.MI representatives due to speak before Chamber of Deputies Finance Committee (1230 GMT).
Milan, Italian steel companies association Federacciai holds news conference (1000 GMT) with President Alessandro Banzato, employers' association Confindustria President Carlo Bonomi; Industry Minister Stefano Patuanelli expected to attend (1300 GMT)
Rome, representatives of Private Banking Italian Association (AIPB) due to speak before Chamber of Deputies Finance Committee (1315 GMT)
Capri, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte attends inauguration ceremony for the electrical connection between the island of Capri and Italy's mainland (1430 GMT)
Milan, court hears lawyers summing-up defence of Eni ENI.MI CEO Claudio Descalzi in Eni-Shell Nigeria case. (0730 GMT)