MILAN, June 12 (Reuters) - The following factors could
affect Italian markets on Thursday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot
vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*). LOTTOMATICA (LTO.MI: Quote, Profile, Research) Lottery operator Lottomatica plans to issue a
non-convertible bond of up to 500 million euros ($775.9
million), the company said on Wednesday. For a story, double click on [nL118299].
A2A (A2.MI: Quote, Profile, Research) Regional utility A2A is bidding to build a trash-fired power
station in Salerno that will help ease Naples' garbage crisis,
Executive Board Chairman Giuliano Zuccoli said on Wednesday. For a story, double click on [nL118299].
* RCS MEDIAGROUP (RCSM.MI: Quote, Profile, Research) The publisher's board will hold an extraordinary meeting on
Monday to discuss a cut to the estimates in its 2008-2010
industrial plan, MF reports.
* ACEA (ACE.MI: Quote, Profile, Research) Rome's new mayor Gianni Alemanno is said to be putting on
hold the utility's strategy, specifically regarding talks with
Suez (LYOE.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) and strategic international development, Il Sole
24 Ore reports.
* MEDIOLANUM (MED.MI: Quote, Profile, Research) The second quarter is "better than the first" for the fund
manager and bank, CEO Ennio Doris told Il Giornale in an
interview.
MEDIA UPA, the association of Italian advertisers, forecasts a 3.4
percent growth for advertising spending in Italy this year, UPA
Chairman Lorenzo Sassoli de Bianchi is quoted as saying in
Corriere della Sera. "The big news? Free-to-air television is
holding out, despite expectations that it would not," Sassoli de
Bianchi said.
* CREMONINI (CRM.MI: Quote, Profile, Research) The buyout offer period for the food group will end on
Friday. The Cremonini family will hold 90 percent of the
capital, MF reported.
* CELL THERAPEUTICS (CTIC.MI: Quote, Profile, Research) (CTIC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) The U.S.-Italian drug firm said on Thursday a single
institutional investor had agreed to buy convertible senior
notes due 2011 for $23 million and a warrant to purchase 14.6
million shares of common stock. For a statement double click on [nBIA12b5d]
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brackets: 20 biggest gainers (in percentage).............PG.MI 20 biggest losers (in percentage)..............PL.MI Mibtel index.......... S&P/Mib index......... Indice Mib-30......... Midex index........... Allstars index........ 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...................
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/]
