Italian Producer Price Inflation Slows To 3.5%

Austria's Manufacturing Sector Improves Again In September

Italian Growth Forecast For 2010 Revised to 1.2 Pct from 1 Pct

Britain's Ftse 100 Down 0.5 Pct, France's Cac-40 Down 0.5 Pct, Germany's Dax Falls 0.8 Pct

Europe's Ftseurofirst 300 Extends Losses, Falls 0.5 Pct at 1,065.77 Points