For Piazza Affari a weak opening is expected in the week of the quarterly reports

Giorgio Pirani

Economic-cultural journalist

Professional journalist expert in current affairs, culture and economics. He collaborates with various newspapers nationwide.

Published: 21 October 2024 08:50

Futures signal a sluggish opening for European stock exchanges at the beginning of a week in which investors’ attention will be mainly focused on macroeconomic data and the start of the investment season quarterly, which will also come into force in Europe from Wednesday. There People’s Bank of China cut key lending interest rates to new lows as the easing push to stimulate the economy continues

In Piazza Affari today pay attention to Eni, which appointed Natixis to identify potential investors interested in acquiring a minority stake, up to 49%, in Enibioch4in, a subsidiary of Enilive. But also Stellantis, which plans to close and sell its vehicle testing facility in Arizona by the end of the year.

Leonardo, in collaboration with Thales, it is evaluating possible changes to the Space Alliance, with the possibility of reviewing the shareholding structure. However, according to CEO Roberto Cingolani, it is not currently planned.

In the end, Unipol will hold an extraordinary meeting on Monday to approve the merger by incorporation of UnipolSai Assicurazioni, Unipol Finance, UnipolPart I and Unipol Investment, as well as statutory amendments and the appointment of four new directors (3.30pm).