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Italian stocks - Factors to watch on March 18

MILAN, March 18 (Reuters) - The following Italian stocks may be affected by newspaper reports and other factors on Tuesday.

GENERALI , ALLEANZA

Italy's biggest insurer and its life insurance arm Alleanza are due to report full-year results on Tuesday.

Generali is seen posting a record loss, whacked by writedowns, but analysts said they were more concerned about an intensifying battle for control of the Italian insurer.

A Reuters poll of 10 analysts produced an average forecast for a net loss of around 715 million euros for 2002 compared with a 1.1 billion-euro net profit in 2001 and a 351 million-euro loss for the nine-month period to September.

INTESA , GENERALI

Bank Intesa said on Monday it held a 1.823 percent stake in insurance giant Generali, which is the subject of a power struggle between rival Italian banking groups.

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SNAM RETE GAS , RAS

Snam and RAS are both due to report results on Tuesday.

UNICREDITO

UniCredito's chief executive on Monday laid out his bank's rationale for building a sizeable stake in Generali, saying he wanted to end management upheaval at Italy's largest insurer and boost its profits.

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FIAT

Chairman Umberto Agnelli on Monday denied a third party was interested in bidding for Fiat Avio after a source said U.S. giant GE could be lining up next to The Carlyle Group and Finmeccanica-Snecma to grab hold of aerospace unit, Fiat's most profitable business.

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EDISON

Edison, Italy's second-biggest energy group, said on Monday it expected core earnings and revenues to rise by about 70 percent and debt to fall sharply in 2007 as it carried out an ambitious five-year industrial plan.

Edison Chief Executive Umberto Quadrino also told a news conference he expected to raise two billion euros in 2003 in asset sales as part of a major overhaul.

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