Italian Stocks - Factors to watch on June 30

MILAN, June 30 (Reuters) - The following factors could
affect Italian markets on Tuesday.

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

FINMECCANICA (SIFI.MI)

Italy's industry minister said Thales Alenia Space, in which
Finmeccanica has 33 percent, had won a Russian contract worth
about 250 million euros to supply communications satellites,
Ansa news agency reported on Monday. [ID:nLT373571]

UNICREDIT (CRDI.MI)

The bank closed its 2 billion euro 7-year covered bond offer
ahead of schedule after orders doubled the amount on offer, the
bank said in a statement on Monday. [ID:nLT361397]

SMALL AND MID-CAPs

PIRELLI RE (PCRE.MI)

The group said on Monday it had completed the deal to sell
20 percent of Pirelli & C. Real Estate Credit Servicing to DGAD
International. The deal has a positive effect on Pirelli RE's
net financial position of around 89 million euros, it said.

BANCO DI DESIO E DELLA BRIANZA (DESI.MI)

Fitch Ratings affirmed the Italian bank's Long-term Issuer
Default Rating (IDR) at 'A' with a Stable Outlook.