Italy - Factors to watch on June 4 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 (*). For a complete list of diary events in Italy please click on IT/DIA . POLITICS Italy will send a second SAMP/T air defence system to Ukraine, its foreign minister said in a radio interview on Monday, responding to Kyiv's pleas for greater help to fend off Russian missile attacks.

Dover beats Q1 profit estimates on manufacturing activity strength April 25 (Reuters) - Industrial equipment maker Dover DOV.N beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit on Thursday, helped by stronger manufacturing activity. Manufacturers across the U.S. have been ramping up production, lifting equipment makers such as Dover and peers Trane Technologies TT.N , Fortive FTV.N and IDEX IEX.N , which manufacture and provide industrial equipment and services for diversified markets.

IDEX Corp Q1 profit, revenue misses on lagging growth in industrial machinery April 23 (Reuters) - Industrial equipment maker IDEX Corp IEX.N missed Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit and revenue on Tuesday, on lower demand from its units that make metering and health & science technologies. Northbrook, Illinois-based IDEX, manufactures and provides industrial equipment and services for diversified markets including the agricultural, semiconductor and food sectors.

IDEX Corp reports results for the quarter ended in March - Earnings Summary IDEX Corp IEX.N reported quarterly adjusted earnings of $1.88​​ per share for the quarter ended in March, lower than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of $2.09. The mean expectation of ten analysts for the quarter was for earnings of $1.76 per share.

BRIEF-IDEX Q1 Adjusted EPS USD 1.88 Vs. IBES Estimate USD 1.76 Apr 23 (Reuters) - IDEX Q1 adjusted gross margin 45%. Q1 adjusted net income USD 143.2 million vs. IBES estimate USD 135 million Q1 sales USD 800.5 million vs. IBES estimate USD 807 million Q1 adjusted EBITDA USD 208.3 million