MILAN, July 1 (Reuters) - 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 (*).
* FIAT (FIA.MI)
Some models of U.S. car maker Chrysler, in which Fiat has a
stake, are in short supply after factory closures, helping to
bolster prices for Jeeps and family minivans, The Wall Street
Journal said citing Autodata research.
June Italian car sales data are due out on Wednesday.
* MEDIOBANCA (MDBI.MI), MEDIOLANUM (MED.MI)
Italy's antitrust authority has given Mediobanca a further
six months until the end of the year in which to sell its 1.9
percent stake in Mediolanum, Il Messaggero said in an unsourced
report.
INTESA SANPAOLO (ISP.MI)
The bank will be told whether it can keep its Sud Polo Vita
insurance unit once the antitrust agency completes its probe of
a deal by bank shareholders, a source close to the matter said.
[ID:nLU292785]
ENI (ENI.MI), EDISON (EDN.MI)
Eni and Edison made the best bids for service contracts in
Iraq's Zubair oil field and Akkas gas field, respectively, but
did not rebid within a Monday deadline after their offers were
judged too high, Il Sole 24 Ore said, without citing sources.
The paper said if Eni's bid remains stalled it could impact
the group's bid for the Nassiriyah field.
* MEDIASET (MS.MI)
The Benetton family's 21 Partners private equity fund is
taking a 51 percent stake in a multiplex cinema partnership with
Mediaset, Il Sole 24 Ore said in an unsourced report.
STMICROELECTRONICS (STM.PA) (STM.MI)
Under the terms of a long-awaited plan to finance its
development needs around the world, France's Areva (CEPFi.PA)
said on Tuesday that it would also sell minority stakes it holds
in chip maker STMicroelectronics. [ID:nLU456060]
SNAM RETE GAS (SRG.MI)
The gas grid operator completed buying regulated gas assets
from its parent Eni Spa (ENI.MI) for 4.509 billion euros ($6.37
billion), less than initially announced. [ID:nLU290748]
UTILITIES
Household gas prices will fall 7.7 percent in the third
quarter and electricity prices will edge down 1 percent
following previous falls in oil prices, Italian energy regulator
AEEG said on Tuesday. [ID:nLU265001]
MONDADORI (MOED.MI)
The company plans a reorganisation of its books division to
prepare for technological change, such as hand-held electronic
books, and to maintain margins, said Chief Executive Maurizio
Costa in a Corriere della Sera interview.
FASTWEB (FWB.MI)(SCMN.VX), TELECOM ITALIA (TLIT.MI)
The incumbent telecom operator should not demerge its
network and to do so would be an error, Fastweb Chief Executive
Stefano Parisi said in a Corriere della Sera interview in his
capacity as president of the Asstel industry body.
* BANCO POPOLARE (BAPO.MI)
The bank's bid on its affiliate Banca Italease (BIL.MI) ends
on Wednesday.
SMALL, MID-CAPS
TISCALI (TIS.MI)
The internet company will present a new business plan before
carrying out in the Autumn the capital increases approved by
shareholders on Tuesday, Chairman and Chief Executive Mario
Rosso said, cited by Finanza & Mercati.
BIALETTI (BIA.MI)
The coffee machine maker approved a three-year business plan
on Tuesday that foresaw a 37 percent rise in core profit, the
company said. [ID:nLU261165]
SNIA (SIAI.MI)
The chemical company's board should make a final decision on
how to restructure its debt by the end of July, it said in a
statement.
ARENA AGROINDUSTRIE ALIMENTARI (ARENA.MI)
The food company said it sold its Castelplanio plant to
Gruppo Fileni for 8 million euros. The sale is part of Arena's
restructuring plan.
* KINEXIA (KINX.MI)
The company plans to expand its activities in solar power,
Il Sole 24 Ore said citing its CEO.
* I VIAGGI DEL VENTAGLIO (VVE.MI)
After the departure of the company's CEO, four board members
have quit, the tour and holiday village operator said in a
statement on Monday. It said Grandi Viaggi (IGV.MI) had made a
binding offer to buy 84.51 percent of its Best Tours.
* PIAGGIO (PIA.MI)
Italy scooter sales are up 8.4 percent in the first half of
the year, representing 70 percent of the country's two-wheel
vehicle market, according to Finanza & Mercati, citing Ancma
industry association data.
* AS ROMA (ASR.MI)
Italian bank UniCredit (CRDI.MI) is ready to give
Italpetroli, the football club's main shareholder, further time
to sell the club, Finanza & Mercati said, citing UniCredit
vice-chairman Fabrizio Palenzona.
RECORDATI (RECI.MI)
Goldman Sachs removes the stock from its pan-European sell
list, raising it to "neutral" from "sell"
