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, FINCANTIERI FCT.MI

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

AVIO AVI.MI

The rocket maker said on Tuesday it had signed a strategic cooperating agreement with Lockheed Martin LMT.N to expand solid rocket motor production in the United States, supporting increased output of Extended Range GMLRS and Precision Strike Missile systems. Under the agreement, Avio USA will manufacture rocket motors at its new Virginia facility.

(*) MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA (MPS) BMPS.MI

Leading governance adviser Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) on Tuesday recommended shareholders vote against MPS's proposed acquisitions of Banco BPM BAMI.MI and Banca Generali BGN.MI, as well as its €4 billion special dividend, citing high execution and integration risks, while backing the planned merger with Mediobanca MDBI.MI.

(*) BANCO BPM BAMI.MI

The lender held a board meeting on Tuesday, news agency Adnkronos reported, citing financial sources, adding that Banco BPM could accelerate plans for a merger with Crédit Agricole's CAGR.PA Italian arm after MPS's scheduled October 29 shareholder meeting.

BANCO DESIO DESI.MI, CREDEM EMBI.MI

State-backed lender Mediocredito Centrale said on Tuesday it had selected Credem and Banco Desio as preferred bidders for Banca del Mediterraneo (BdM) and Cassa di Orvieto, respectively, granting both banks a short exclusivity period to negotiate terms ahead of a targeted year-end sale.

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/