Italy - Factors to watch on October 20

The following factors could affect Italian markets on Tuesday.

Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*).

(*) POLITICS

Italy's government will dispatch an extra 500 soldiers to "defend Milan" after weekend riots that saw demonstrators clash with police, loot shops and vandalise property, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Monday.

ECONOMY

Bank of Italy releases August data on foreign holdings of Italian government bonds (0830 GMT).

DEBT

Italy attracted €4.6 billion in demand on the first day of the offer of its new 'BTP Valore' bond dedicated to retail investors, as Rome tries to increase private Italians' holdings of the country's debt.

COMPANIES

INWIT INWT.MI

A Milan court on Monday upheld the rejection of Inwit's request for preliminary injunctive relief over Fastweb's termination of a contract.

(*) UNICREDIT CRDI.MI

Italy's second-biggest bank has signed an agreement to repurchase its securities-services business from French peer Societe Generale SOGN.PA, according to a union document seen by Reuters on Monday.

BlackRock BLK.N raised its stake in the Italian lender, to 8.92% from 5.6%, a filing from market regulator Consob showed on Monday.

(*) GENERALI GASI.MI

Italy's top insurer's CEO Philippe Donnet will present a new organisational structure to the board on Tuesday that will expand Deputy CEO Giulio Terzariol's responsibilities to include the life and property and casualty businesses, investments and sustainability, Corriere della Sera reported on Tuesday.

General Manager Marco Sesana is expected to step down by the end of the year, while Laetitia Leonard-Reuters is expected to take over as head of Generali France, Corriere added.

THE ITALIAN SEA GROUP TISGR.MI

Sanlorenzo-backed Polo Nautico Carrara filed on Monday a binding offer for the La Spezia shipyard owned by the troubled luxury yacht maker.

(*) Italian Sea Group said on Monday it had received binding offers from five separate investors, including two looking to take over the whole group. According to Il Sole 24 Ore, these two offers came from Italian holding Sri Global and from Azimut Benetti. A third offer from Baglietto concerns only the La Spezia shipyard, the paper said.

(*) DOVALUE DOVA.MI

The Italian debt recovery company lauched a share buyback program with a maximum value of €10 million.

(*) SNAM SRG.MI

BlackRock BLK.N raised its stake in the gas grid operator to 6.82% from 5.46%, a filing from market regulator Consob showed on Monday.

(*) INTESA SANPAOLO ISP.MI

BlackRock BLK.N raised its stake in the Italian lender to 7.3% from 5.1%, a filing from market regulator Consob showed on Monday.

(*) AEFFE AEF.MI

The Italian fashion group said on Monday that a court in Bologna had granted it a 60-day period to file its restructuring plan. The court also confirmed protective measures for the company and for the assets of its brand Pollini until February 10, 2027.

(*) MAIRE MTCM.MI

The Italian engineering group said on Tuesday its Nextchem unit had signed binding agreements to buy Swedish MEAB AB and German MEAB GmbH for a maximum amount of €8 million ($9 million).

(*) WEBUILD WBD.MI, TREVI TFI.MI

The Italian builder said on Monday it held a 29.90% of the share capital of the construction and engineering company Trevi, which it is trying to take over.

SALVATORE FERRAGAMO SFER.MI

Releases statement on third quarter sales.

DIARY

Unipol UNPI.MI CEO Carlo Cimbri and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani attend Welfare Italia Forum 2026 in Rome (0755 GMT).

Ferrari RACE.MI CEO Benedetto Vigna attends via videoconference Quattroruote Next 2026 event in Milan (0730 GMT).

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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

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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/