Italy - Factors to watch on October 14

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 (*).

POLITICS

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni addresses Parliament ahead of the October 15-16 European Council.

ECONOMY

Italy's business lobby Confindustria unveils its Autumn 2026 economic forecast report.

COMPANIES

PRYSMIAN PRY.MI

The cable maker said on Tuesday it had completed the acquisition of London-based Xtera, which specialises in regional and long-haul submarine telecom systems. The deal implied an enterprise value of $65 million.

AVIO AVI.MI

The rocket maker said on Tuesday it had agreed to sign a strategic partnership with Lockheed Martin LMT.N for the production of solid rocket motors.

BANCO DESIO DESI.MI, CREDEM EMBI.MI

Mediocredito Centrale said on Tuesday it would enter into exclusive talks with Credem to sell of its subsidiary Banca del Mezzogiorno (BdM), and with Banco Desio to sell Cassa di Risparmio di Orvieto.

DIARY

Milan, CEOs of A2A, Edison, Eni, Snam and Terna, as well as Energy Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, attend the Green & Net Zero Talk conference.

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

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/