Wed Feb 27, 2013 2:51am EST
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 (*).
ITALY ELECTION
Italy's stunned political parties looked for a way forward on Tuesday after an election that gave none of them a parliamentary majority, posing the threat of prolonged instability and European financial crisis.
The head of Italy's Northern League, an ally of Silvio Berlusconi, is on course to win the Lombardy regional presidency vote, giving the centre-right control of the richest and most productive area of the country.
FINANCIAL MARKETS REACTION
Italian stocks and government bonds fell sharply on Tuesday, after a parliamentary election left Italy facing political deadlock and rekindled fears of a new euro zone debt crisis.
Uncertainty also rattled global stock indexes and European bond markets for a second day on Tuesday, though testimony Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and strong housing figures lifted U.S. stocks.
* IMPACT ON CREDIT RATINGS
Moody's Investors Service said late on Tuesday Italy's inconclusive election outcome is credit negative because it raises the possibility of new elections, prolonging the country's political uncertainty.
Standard & Poor's said on that Italy's sovereign ratings will not immediately be affected by the country's recent election.
DEBT AUCTION
Italy will pay the price for its latest political crisis with higher borrowing costs on Wednesday when it sells longer-dated bonds to investors worried about an inconclusive election.
Treasury sells 1.75-2.5 billion euros ninth tranche 5-year BTP, fixed rate bonds, maturing on Nov. 1, 2017, at 3.5 percent coupon and 3.0-4.0 billion euros new 10-year BTP maturing on May 1, 2023, at 4.5 percent coupon. Subscriptions close at 1000 GMT.
* INTESA SANPAOLO, BANCO POPOLARE, MEDIOLANUM, BANCA CARIGE
Market watchdog Consob banned short-selling of shares in Banco Popolare and Mediolanum on Wednesday as their stock dropped sharply on Tuesday on concerns over Italy's election messy outcome. Consob had already banned short-selling on Intesa Sanpaolo's and Carige's shares on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The FSA in London also took the same measure on Wednesday morning.
* MONTE DEI PASCHI
The bank should get the final go-ahead to issue 3.9 billion euros of so-called Monti bonds from the Treasury obn Thursday, La Repubblica daily said on Wednesday.
* TELECOM ITALIA MEDIA, CAIRO COMMUNICATION
The company's board is meeting on Wednesday to sign-off an agreement with Cairo Communication on the sale of TV channel La 7.
* IMPREGILO
Salini has filed its prospectus to take over bigger building peer Impregilo late on Tuesday.
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