The following factors could affect Italian markets on Friday.
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For a complete list of diary events in Italy please click on IT/DIA .
ECONOMY
Markit releases July PMI services (0745 GMT).
ISTAT releases June industrial output data (0800 GMT); June retail sales (0900 GMT) and monthly bulletin on the state of the economy in July (1000 GMT).
Italy's communications regulator AGCOM said on Thursday it had fined Amazon AMZN.O a total of 300,000 euros ($348,360) for offering postal services without proper authorisation. After Hours market closed.
SAFILO SFLG.MI
The group on Thursday revised its 2018 targets and said it expected sales to return to grow at a pace of about 2 percent per year in 2019, 2020. CFO said the group was evaluating a cash call for the refinancing of their debt. TOWERS EIT.MI
The group said on Thursday that the board deemed the price per share of 57 euros adequate in the takeover bid jointly launched by Mediaset MS.MI and fund F2i. SECTOR
Italy's Cassa Centrale Banca said on Thursday it had received the authorisation from the bank of Italy to create a new cooperative banking group. MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA BMPS.MI
Releases H1 results, followed by conference call (0700 GMT).
BANCO BPM BAMI.MI
Board meeting on H1 results, followed by conference call (1600 GMT).
UBI BANCA UBI.MI
Board meeting on H1 results, followed by conference calls with press (1330 GMT) and with analysts (1415 GMT).
BANCA CARIGE CRGI.MI
Board meeting on H1 results and to schedule shareholders' meeting, followed by conference call (1200 GMT).
ATLANTIA ATL.MI
Board meeting on H1 results.
TOD'S TOD.MI
Board meeting on H1 results.
RCS MEDIAGROUP RCSM.MI
Board meeting on H1 results.
BANCA IFIS IF.MI
Board meeting on H1 results.
CATTOLICA ASSICURAZIONI CASS.MI
Releases H1 results (0530 GMT), followed by conference call (0730 GMT).
GAS PLUS GSP.MI
Conference call on H1 results (0800 GMT).
ITALIAONLINE IOL.MI
Conference call on H1 results (0830 GMT).
PIERREL PRL.MI
Ends capital increase.
SCIUKER FRAMES SCK.MI
Debuts on AIM segment.
SNAITECH SNAI.MI
Delisted as of Friday and holds board meetings on H1 results.
TERNIENERGIA TRNI.MI
Board meeting on H1 results.
Board meetings on H1 results: BANCA FINNAT BFE.MI (preliminary H1 results), BANCO DI SARDEGNA SARIn.MI , BIESSE BSS.MI , ERG ERG.MI followed by conference call, FILA FILA.MI , GIMA TT GIMA.MI , IGD IGD.MI , INDEL B INDB.MI (sales revenues) followed by conference call, INTERPUMP GROUP ITPG.MI (also on Q2 results), MARR MARR.MI followed by conference call, NICE NICE.MI followed by conference call, OPENJOBMETIS OJM.MI , PANARIAGROUP PAGR.MI , TECNOINVESTIMENTI TECNO.MI , TESMEC TES.MI .