Italian Stocks - Factors to watch on Sept 17

MILAN, Sept 17[date] (Reuters) - 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 (*).

MEDIASET (MS.MI)

The TV broadcaster slammed as unfounded accusations in an
antitrust lawsuit brought by News Corp (NWSA.O) satellite pay-TV
unit Sky Italia heating up a battle between media barons, Prime
Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Rupert Murdoch.[ID:nN16150539]

FIAT (FIA.MI)

Chrysler Group, in which the Italian vehicle company has 20
percent, said on Wednesday it would offer leases on its newest
vehicles just over a year after sharply tighter credit markets
and plunging vehicles forced it to retreat from the
market.[ID:nN16154134]

Serbia Deputy Prime Minister Mladjan Dinkic said he will
hold talks in the next couple of weeks with Fiat's bus making
unit Iveco and Finmeccanica'S (SIFI.MI) Breda unit on restarting
projects in the country.[ID:nLG148703]

SMALL AND MID-CAPS

FASHION SECTOR

Italian designer Roberto Cavalli has hired two top luxury
and fashion sector managers to run the group dropping a plan for
a private equity partner to support growth, Cavalli said on
Tuesday in a statement.[ID:nLG168127]