Italy - Factors to watch on October 5

The following factors could affect Italian markets on Monday.

Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*).

ECONOMY

Italy on Friday raised its economic growth forecasts and said the 2026 budget deficit would fall inside the European Union's limit for the first time in seven years, only to rise again from 2027.

Italy says it has no candidate for ECB chief and calls for clarity over Christine Lagarde's future intentions.

S&P Global releases Italy's services and composite PMI survey for September

ISTAT releases Q2 budget deficit-to-GDP data

COMPANIES

INTESA SANPAOLO ISP.MI

Intesa Sanpaolo raised its takeover offer for Monte dei Paschi di Siena BMPS.MI on Saturday, saying it would pay shareholders a further €800 million ($900 million) in cash if they reject MPS's counter plan.

WEBUILD WBD.MI

The builder said on Friday it had confirmed a price offer of €4.5 euros in cash for each Trevi share in its bid for the rival engineering and construction group.

GENERALI GASI.MI

Generali Italia CEO Giancarlo Fancel tells Il Sole 24 Ore on Saturday that any tie-up involving MPS and UniCredit would likely serve different customer segments rather than directly compete with Generali's network. Fancel also dismissed concerns that Intesa's bid for MPS could disrupt the insurance sector, saying Generali aimed to widen its lead as Italy's top insurer.

DIARY

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

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/