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 (*).

For a complete list of diary events in Italy please click on IT/DIA.

POLITICS

Italy's opposition groups criticised a government plan to attend the inaugural meeting of U.S. President Donald Trump's Board of Peace this week, saying on Tuesday that the body undermined the United Nations and ran counter to international law.

ECONOMY

Italian banks should help the government fund a package of measures aimed at cutting energy bills, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Tuesday.

COMPANIES

BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA BMPS.MI, MEDIOBANCA MDBI.MI

The Italian lender will take full control of Mediobanca and delist it while preserving its brand, ending weeks of uncertainty over the future of the merchant bank.

BANCO BPM BAMI.MI

The European Central Bank has given its green light to proposed changes to the Italian lender bylaws, Banco BPM said on Tuesday, in a move that increases the number of seats reserved for minority shareholders and could potentially strengthen the presence of France's Crédit Agricole CAGR.PA on Banco BPM's board.

RECORDATI RECI.MI

The Italian drug maker forecasted on Tuesday a 2026 core profit (EBITDA) between 995 million euros and 1.03 billion euros ($1.18-1.22 billion), after its 2025 results were boosted by its rare diseases segment.

Conference call on preliminary FY results at 1300 GMT.

JUVENTUS JUVE.MI

Galatasaray secured a commanding 5-2 victory over 10-man Juventus in the first leg of their Champions League playoff on Tuesday.

BRUNELLO CUCINELLI BCU.MI

Releases FY results (FY preliminary results released on January 12), followed by conference call (1700 GMT).

EDISON EDNn.MI

Conference call on FY results (0800 GMT).

DIARY

Rome, ECB board member Piero Cipollone attends banking association ABI Executive Committee meeting (0900 GMT).

((Milan newsroom, e-mail: reutersitaly@thomsonreuters.com))

For Italian market data and news, click on codes in
brackets:

20 biggest gainers (in percentage).............PG.MI

20 biggest losers (in percentage)..............PL.MI

FTSE IT allshare index .FTITLMS

FTSE Mib index........ .FTMIB

FTSE Allstars index... .FTSTAR

FTSE Mid Cap index.... .FTITMC

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...................EUR/EQUITY

FTSEurofirst 300 index...............................FTEU3

DJ STOXX index.......................................STOXX

Top 10 STOXX sectors............................PGL.STOXXS

Top 10 EUROSTOXX sectors.......................PGL.STOXXES

Top 10 Eurofirst 300 sectors....................PGL.FTEU3S

Top 25 European pct gainers........................PG.PEUR

Top 25 European pct losers.........................PL.PEUR

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/