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
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Friday that he had called for a moratorium on EU sanctions on Syria for six months or one year, but that a final decision could only come from the entire bloc.
Iranian businessman Mohammad Abedini, who had been detained in Italy on a U.S. warrant, on Sunday left jail and returned to Iran after Rome's justice minister filed to revoke his arrest.
ECONOMY
OECD releases December composite leading indicator data (1100 GMT).
Bank of Italy releases November data on Italian residents deposits with domestic banks, banks lending to non-financial companies and gross bad loans at Italian banks.
DEBT
Treasury sells 2.5-2.75 billion euros 2.70% BTP bonds due Oct. 15, 2027 and 2.75-3.0 billion euros 3.15% due Nov. 15, 2031. Subscriptions close at 1000 GMT.
COMPANIES
BANCO BPM BAMI.MI, ANIMA ANIM.MI
Italy's third-largest bank is planning to update its industrial plan before the end of March, targeting higher profits and increasing shareholders' remuneration, Corriere della Sera daily reported on Saturday. The bank may also raise its buyout offer for fund manager Anima, the paper added.
LUFTHANSA LHAG.DE
Lufthansa is set to acquire a stake in Italian state-owned airline ITA Airways on Monday, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters last week.
ITA resumed direct flights to Libya's Tripoli on Sunday, the first airline from a major west European nation to do so after a 10-year hiatus due to civil war in the north African country.
UNICREDIT CRDI.MI
Representatives from the bank met in recent days with the government official in charge of "golden power" dossiers to discuss the bid for Banco BPM, daily La Stampa reported on Saturday. It added that the government could ask for no job cuts or branch closures in return for its approval of the deal.
STELLANTIS STLAM.MI
The automaker achieved its goal of cutting U.S. inventories by more than 100,000 vehicles by the end of last year, its chief for North America, Antonio Filosa, said at the Detroit Auto Show on Friday.
LEONARDO LDOF.MI
The family of Thai businessman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who died in the crash of a Leonardo-made helicopter in 2018, is suing the Italian defence group before a London court for 2.15 billion pounds ($2.65 billion).
GENERALI GASI.MI
The mooted asset management tie-up with France's Natixis should have a 50-50 governance set up, with a new entity that should be led initially by the CEO of Generali Investments Holding, Woody Bradford, Il Sole 24 Ore reported on Saturday.
ILLIMITY ILTY.MI
The Italian specialty lender said on Friday that the bid launched by rival Banca Ifis IF.MI had not been not "solicited or previously agreed".
M&A, VERSACE
Italy's Prada 1913.F, 1913.HK is among the potential suitors for fashion group Versace, which has been put up for sale by Capri Holdings CPRI.N, and has been working with Citi to evaluate any bid, a person with knowledge of the matter said on Friday.
BRUNELLO CUCINELLI BCU.MI
Board meeting on FY preliminary results.
JUVENTUS JUVE.MI
Juventus were held to a 1-1 draw at Torino in Serie A on Saturday after Nikola Vlasic cancelled out Juve's early opener by Kenan Yildiz
LAZIO LAZI.MI
The Roman club had its third game in a row without a win on Friday, as it drew 1-1 at home with lowly Como.
UCAPITAL24 U24.MI
Starts capital increase; ends on Jan. 27.
DIARY
((Milan newsroom, e-mail: reutersitaly@thomsonreuters.com))
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/
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