<div id="readability-page-1"><div>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 (*).For a complete list of diary events in Italy please click on .POLITICSItaly's Senate has postponed debate on a landmark bill that would stipulate for the first time that sex without consent constitutes rape, exposing tensions within Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's coalition.BANKSItaly is considering an additional increase in the IRAP corporate tax applied to domestic banks to help finance costly amendments to next year’s budget, political sources said.The draft budget already raises the IRAP rate for banks and insurance companies by two percentage points. Rome is now evaluating a further 0.5-percentage-point hike, but only for major lenders, the sources added.ECONOMYISTAT releases November consumer and business confidence data (0900 GMT) and September industry sales data (1000 GMT).DEBTTreasury sells 2.25-2.75 billion euros 2.85% BTP bonds due Feb. 1, 2031; 2.25-2.75 billion euros 3.45% BTP bonds due Feb. 1, 2036; 3.5-4.0 billion euros new CCTeu bonds due April 15, 2035. Subscriptions close at 1000 GMT.COMPANIESSTELLANTIS Chinese battery maker CATL started building Spain's largest battery factory on Wednesday, a 4.1-billion-euro project with Stellantis that highlights Europe's reliance on Chinese technology even as Brussels seeks to tighten trade rules.MFE-MEDIAFOREUROPE The TV group controlled by Italy's Berlusconi family said on Wednesday it had agreed to buy a 32.9% stake in Portuguese media company Impresa , noting that the transaction would have no impact on 2025 financial year forecasts. ZEST Capital increase ends.DIARYPope Leo starts visit to Turkey; ends on November 30.Rome, association for the economic development of southern Italy (SVIMEZ) presents report (0815 GMT); EU Commission Executive Vice President Raffaele Fitto delivers opening address by video message; expected attendees include European Affairs and National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) Minister Tommaso Foti, Parliamentary Budget Office (UPB) President Lilia Cavallari.Rome, UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel addresses Parliamentary Committee on Italian bank mergers (1030 GMT).Rome, Leonardo holds event &#34;Michelangelo Project, the security dome&#34; (1600 GMT).Rome, annual conference on Italy's birth crisis &#34;Stati Generali della Natalità&#34; starts (0800 GMT); ends on November 28. On Thursday expected attendees include ISTAT President Francesco Maria Chelli, welfare institute INPS President Gabriele Fava, social security agency INAIL Director Marcello Fiori, Brunello Cucinelli Chairman Brunello Cucinelli.((Milan newsroom, e-mail: reutersitaly@thomsonreuters.com))For Italian market data and news, click on codes in brackets:<div><table><tbody><tr><td>20 biggest gainers (in percentage)</td><td>(.PG.MI)</td></tr><tr><td>20 biggest losers (in percentage)</td><td>(.PL.MI)</td></tr></tbody></table></div>FTSE IT allshare index <ul><li>FTSE Mib index</li><li>.FTMIB</li></ul>FTSE Allstars index... <div><table><tbody><tr><td>FTSE Mid Cap index</td><td> (.FTITMC)</td></tr><tr><td>Block trades</td><td> (.BLK.MI)</td></tr><tr><td>Stories on Italy</td><td> (IT-LEN)</td></tr></tbody></table></div>For pan-European market data and news, click on codes in brackets:<div><table><tbody><tr><td> European Equities speed guide</td><td>(EUR/EQUITY)</td></tr><tr><td> FTSEurofirst 300 index</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> DJ STOXX index</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Top 10 STOXX sectors</td><td>(.PGL.STOXXS)</td></tr><tr><td> Top 10 EUROSTOXX sectors</td><td>(.PGL.STOXXES)</td></tr><tr><td> Top 10 Eurofirst 300 sectors</td><td>(.PGL.FTEU3S)</td></tr><tr><td> Top 25 European pct gainers</td><td>(.PG.PEUR)</td></tr><tr><td> Top 25 European pct losers</td><td>(.PL.PEUR)</td></tr></tbody></table></div> Main stock markets:<div><table><tbody><tr><td> Dow Jones</td><td> Wall Street report </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Nikkei 225</td><td> Tokyo report</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> FTSE 100</td><td>CURRENCYCOM:UK100 London report</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Xetra DAX</td><td> Frankfurt market stories</td></tr><tr><td> CAC-40</td><td> Paris market stories</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> World Indices</td><td>(0#.INDEX)</td></tr><tr><td> Reuters survey of world bourse outlook</td><td>(EQUITYPOLL1)</td></tr><tr><td> Western European IPO diary</td><td>(WEUIPO)</td></tr><tr><td> European Asset Allocation</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Reuters News at a Glance: Equities</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Main currency report:</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div>

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Italy's Senate has delayed a debate on a bill defining non-consensual sex as rape, revealing coalition tensions. The government considers raising the IRAP tax for major banks to fund budget amendments. ISTAT will release consumer and business confidence data. The Treasury plans to sell BTP and CCTeu bonds. Stellantis and CATL are building Spain's largest battery factory. MFE-Mediaforeurope is acquiring a stake in Portugal's Impresa. Various economic and corporate events are scheduled, including speeches and conferences.

Italy - Factors to watch on November 27