Italian Stocks - Factors to watch on Aug 11
MILAN, Aug 11 (Reuters) - 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 (*).
BOURSE TRADING
The after-hours market is closed.
* TELECOM ITALIA (TLIT.MI)
The phone company's controlling shareholder group, Telco, has pledged its shares as a collateral for its loans, Il Sole 24 Ore said, citing Telco's annuaol report. The group has written down the value of its stake to 7.21 billion euros from 8.84 billion euros. Telco has four months to pay back about 2.8 billion euros in loans.
* UNICREDIT (CRDI.MI)
The bank plans to close a total of 19 branches, representation offices and subsidiaries by 2010, with a one-time restructuring cost of about 90 million euros, Il Messaggero said without citing sources. The move is aimed at international offices and will save the bank 60 million euros a year, it said. A UniCredit spokesman was not immediately available to comment.
BUZZI UNICEM (BZU.MI)
The cement maker publishes its first-half results. Buzzi's German unit Dyckerhoff reported a 68 percent decline in first half net profit to 45 million euros. [ID:nMAT009849]
* TENARIS (TENR.MI)
Santander set an end-2010 price target for the oilfield pipe maker of $38 versus an end-2009 target of $22, kept "hold" rating.
SMALL AND MID-CAPS
RCF (RCF.MI)
The sound and lighting system company's first-half net profit fell to 300,000 euros from 2.4 million a year earlier, it said in a statement on Monday. It added there was an improvement in the second quarter.
MIRATO (MIRT.MI)
The toiletries and cosmetics firm has appointed Mediobanca
SpA (MDBI.MI) to advise on the valuation put on the company by
the delisting offer from its main shareholders, the company said
in a statement on Monday.
* DAVIDE CAMPARI-MILANO (CPRI.MI)
Deutsche Bank cut its rating on the drinks company to "hold" from "buy".
COMPANY RESULTS
The following companies will report results:
BUZZI UNICEM (BZU.MI)
RATTI (RATI.MI)
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