Italy - Factors to watch on Dec. 30

The following factors could affect Italian markets on Monday.

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 IT/DIA.

POLITICS

The case of an Italian journalist being held in Iran is "complicated", but Rome hopes to bring 29-year-old Cecilia Sala home quickly, Italy's foreign minister said on Saturday.

ECONOMY

The Italian Senate on Saturday passed the government's deficit-cutting 2025 budget, giving parliament's final approval to the package which becomes law just ahead of an end-year deadline. As part of it, next year's fiscal deficit is aimed to fall to 3.3% of gross domestic product (GDP) from a targeted 3.8% in 2024.

COMPANIES

ENI ENI.MI

The Italian energy group said on Saturday it had successfully started production of Phase 2 from the Baleine field. This will help it increase production in the Cote d'Ivoire's offshore to 60,000 barrels of oil per day and 70 million cubic feet of associated gas, equivalent to 2 million cubic metres.

(*) STELLANTIS STLAM.MI

The carmaker's production will increase by 50% in 2026, also thanks to investments in new production platforms and hybrid models next year, Italy's Industry Minister Adolfo Urso told daily Il Messaggero in an interview published on Monday.

UNICREDIT CRDI.MI

Goldman Sachs held a 5.78% stake in the bank as of Dec. 18, up from 0.87% on Dec. 13, with most of the increase in derivatives, Italy's market watchdog CONSOB said in a filing on Friday.

MONTE DEI PASCHI BMPS.MI

The Tuscan lender said on Friday it had co-opted five new board members to replace those who resigned on Dec. 18. The new directors include Alessandro Caltagirone, the son of Italian tycoon and Monte dei Paschi investor Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone.

POSTE ITALIANE PST.MI

The Treasury's planned sale of a 14% stake of the Italian post office probably won't take place before April, daily La Stampa reported on Sunday, citing unnamed sources.

The Treasury had originally planned the sale for 2024, and then pushed it back to January, before the latest delay.

JUVENTUS FC JUVE.MI

Fiorentina snatched a 2-2 draw at Juventus in Serie A on Sunday thanks to a late stunner from forward Riccardo Sottil, condemning the hosts to yet another draw after Khephren Thuram scored twice for them.

SS LAZIO LAZI.MI

The Rome team drew 1-1 with Atalanta at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday, ending the Serie A leader's 11-match winning streak.

Milan Stock Exchange After Hours market closed.

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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

Block trades.......... .BLK.MI

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/