The following factors could affect Italian markets on Monday.

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POLITICS

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Sunday she was ready to work with Donald Trump after making a surprise visit to Florida to meet the president-elect before his inauguration on Jan. 20.

Iran's foreign ministry summoned the Italian ambassador on Friday over the detention of an Iranian national wanted by the United States, a day after a similar move by Italy over Iran's arrest of Italian reporter Cecilia Sala.

ECONOMY

December service PMI HCOB data (0845 GMT).

COMPANIES

Bourse After Hours market closed.

LEONARDO LDOF.MI

The defence and aerospace group could make an M&A announcement in the early part of the year, CEO Roberto Cingolani told Milano Finanza over the weekend. He also said that there is interest in the market for the disposal of another stake in the group's subsidiary DRS, but there is nothing on the table.

IVECO IVG.MI

The company announced late on Friday that it had finalised a deal to sell its unit that produces firefighting vehicles to Germany's private equity fund Mutares MUXG.DE under a deal signed last March. The terms of the agreement are subject to a potential price adjustment linked to the unit's performance during 2024. One-off effects from the transaction are excluded from Iveco Group's adjusted metrics.

ENI ENI.MI

Investors interested in buying a minority stake in Eni's carbon capture unit will submit binding offers by February, Corriere della Sera reported on Saturday. Eni's Chief Transition & Financial Officer Francesco Gattei said last October the group was in talks with five to six potential buyers.

The energy group is preparing to resume drilling at Egypt's offshore gas field Zohr, a spokesperson said on Friday, confirming previous comments by the African country's ministry of petroleum and mineral resources.

BANCA IFIS IF.MI

The lender aims to grow by broaden non-performing loan $(NPL.SI)$ business and launching a 'private banking’ division, the chairman told Il Sole 24 Ore on Saturday. The bank could accelerate growth with M&A activity, he added.

CAMPARI CPRI.MI

Shares in the spirits maker, along with European and American peers, fell as much as 5.2% on Friday after the U.S. surgeon general called for cancer warnings on the labels of alcoholic drinks.

STELLANTIS STLAM.MI

Stellantis's car production shrank last year by 46% to the lowest since 1956, trade union figures showed on Friday, while the company's output of all vehicles was down by 37%.

UNIEURO UNIR.MI

First of two-day suspension from negotiations ahead of de-listing.

DIARY

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