BRIEF-El.En. Signs Framework Deal With YOFC To Sell Majority Stake In Laser Cutting Division For EUR 55.3 Mln Nov 8 (Reuters) - El En SpA ELEN.MI : SIGNS FRAMEWORK DEAL WITH YANGTZE OPTICAL FIBRE AND CABLE JOINT STOCK TO SELL MAJORITY STAKE IN LASER CUTTING DIVISION FOR EUR 55.3 MILLION TO RETAIN 19.3% STAKE IN PENTA LASER ZHEJIANG, 30% IN CUTLITE

Italy - Factors to watch on November 6 The following factors could affect Italian markets on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*). For a complete list of diary events in Italy please click on IT/DIA . ECONOMY October services PMI HCOB data (0845 GMT). COMPANIES (*) UNICREDIT CRDI.MI The Italian bank raised its profit outlook on Wednesday and said it would start paying out half of its net income to investors

France's RTE signs billion euro cable supply agreement with European manufacturers Nov 5 (Reuters) - France's electricity transmission system operator RTE on Tuesday announced a billion euro ($1.09 billion) contract with European suppliers, including fibre-optic cables maker Nexans NEXS.PA , to support its projects through 2028. RTE also announced the signature of supply agreements with Greece's Hellenic Cables HCAr.AT , Italy's Prysmian [RIC:RIC:PRYSC.UL] as well as Copenhagen-listed NKT NKT.CO

BRIEF-RTE Contracts With Five Suppliers For Underground Power Cables Supplies Until 2028 Nov 5 (Reuters) - Nexans SA NEXS.PA : RTE HAS CONTRACTED WITH FIVE SUPPLIERS – PRYSMIAN, NEXANS, NKT-SOLIDAL AND HELLENIC CABLES - TO SECURE UNDERGROUND POWER CABLES SUPPLIES FOR ITS PROJECTS UNTIL 2028 CONTRACT WORTH A TOTAL OF ALMOST ONE BILLION EUROS CONTR

BUZZ-MS cuts Prysmian to 'equal-weight', cites slowing power grids, electrification ** Morgan Stanley cuts Italy's Prysmian PRY.MI to "equal-weight" from "overweight" saying the cable maker is "as good as it gets" and expecting profit growth to slow after two years of expansion in power grids and electrification ** "We now see as many ways Prysmian can surprise negatively as it can positively in 2025-26," MS says ** It cuts its PT on the stock by 6% to 66 euros ($71.84) on lower expectations for