GREECE - Factors to Watch on October 5

ATHENS Oct 5 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events which may affect Greek financial markets on Monday:

GREEK SOCIALISTS WIN LANDSLIDE ELECTION VICTORY

Greece's Socialists on Sunday won a landslide election victory on promises they would tax and spend to battle an economic crisis that the incumbent conservatives failed to get to grips with. [ID:nL4468226]

COMFORTABLE SOCIALIST WIN SUITS GREEK MARKETS

The socialist's victory over the conservatives in Sunday's Greek election should please markets as the change of guard brings a strong government, which will be needed to steer the country out of an economic crisis. [ID:nL5300138]

GREECE'S PAPANDREOU FACES ECONOMIC CHALLENGES

Socialist leader George Papandreou faces a tough task ahead leading Greece at a time of low budget revenues, a growing deficit and an economy on the brink of recession after years of steady 4 percent growth. [ID:nL3273646]

FORTHNET MAKES BID FOR DEBT-LADEN WIND HELLAS

Greece's Forthnet (FORr.AT) has offered to buy Wind Hellas [WINVTH.UL] in a deal that could value the indebted Greek mobile phone group at about 2 billion euros, opening the prospect of a bidding war. [ID:nL2211968]

HYGEIA SHARES TRADE EX-RIGHTS OCT 5

Shares of medical group Hygeia (HYGr.AT) trade ex-rights. The subscription period for the rights issue will run October 13 to 27, the Greek bourse said. Rights will trade on the Athens stock exchange from October 13 to 21.

EUROPE STOCK FUTURES POINT TO MIXED START

European stock index futures pointed to a mixed start for equities on Monday, after a four-week closing low in the previous session on concerns over the strength of the economic recovery. [ID:nL5636455]

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