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Italy state holding company completes sale of Eni stake

ROME, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Italy's state investment holdingcompany Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) said on Tuesday it hadcompleted the sale of a 3.3 percent stake in oil group Eni, selling some 58.3 million shares between Sept. 24 andOct. 9 for around 1 billion euros ($1.29 billion).

The sale cuts CDP's stake in Eni to around 25.76 percent,the investment holding said in a statement.

($1 = 0.7754 euros)

(Reporting By James Mackenzie)

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