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* Captain and two officers of Eagle S oil tanker stood trial * Finland says vessel cut five Baltic Sea cables in 2024 * Defendants pleaded not guilty * Crew says anchor dropped unnoticed due to technical fault (Adds detail of verdict in paragraph 4-5, context in paragraph 2) By Elviira Luoma HELSINKI, Oct 3 (Reuters) – A Finnish district court ruled on Friday that it does not have jurisdiction to prosecute the captain and two officers of the Eagle S oil tanker, who are accused of breaking undersea power and internet cables in the Baltic Sea last year. Finland has said the Eagle S is part of a shadow fleet of tankers used by Russia to circumvent sanctions on its oil exports. The December 25 incident was one of a string of cable and gas pipeline outages in the Baltic Sea since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, putting NATO forces in the region on high alert. Russia has denied involvement in cable cutting. The trial was among the first judicial attempts to punish suspected perpetrators for damaging critical underwater infrastructure, but is complicated by provisions of international maritime law and the difficulty of proving criminal intent. The three crew members denied the charges. "The District Court has today issued a judgment dismissing the charge in the case… along with the claims for damages arising from the charge, as it was not possible to apply Finnish criminal law to the case," the court said in a statement. Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the power to prosecute any crime rests with the ship's flag state or the defendants' native countries, the court added. The ship operated under a Cook Islands flag. The ruling remains subject to appeal. DEFENDANTS BLAMED TECHNICAL FAULT The tanker, carrying Russian oil, dragged its 11,000 kg (24,000 lb) anchor for 90 km (56 miles) across the Gulf of Finland seabed, breaking the Finnish-Estonian Estlink 2 power cable and four internet lines, prosecutors said. Finland charged the Georgian captain, as well as the Georgian first officer and the Indian second officer, with aggravated criminal mischief and aggravated interference with telecommunications. The charges rested on allegations of gross negligence on the part of the crew regarding the poor condition of the vessel's anchor winch, rather than firm evidence that the anchor was intentionally dropped to cause damage, court documents showed. The defendants stated at trial that the vessel's anchor had dropped unnoticed due to technical faults in the winch that was supposed to hold it in place. They also rejected the cable owners' claims for tens of millions of euros in damages. The prosecutor had asked the court to sentence the defendants to prison for a minimum of two-and-a-half years each. The court lifted the defendants' travel bans at the end of the trial in September and they have since left Finland. No charges were brought against the ship's owner, and the vessel was released from Finnish custody in March. (Reporting by Elviira Luoma and Anne Kauranen, editing by Essi Lehto, Terje Solsvik, Kevin Liffey, Elaine Hardcastle)

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Oct 3 (OPTA) – Final Rounds and Seeds Progress from the WTA 125K Series, Suzhou WTA 125 Women's Singles matches on Friday .. Final Rounds .. Seed Round Rslt Opponent Score 2 Tatjana Maria (DEU) qtr won 5-Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) (Walkover) final s 1/16 won Leolia Jeanjean (FRA) 6-2 6-4 final 1/32 won WC-Saisai Zheng (CHN) 6-3 6-2 final 5 Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) qtr lost 2-Tatjana Maria (DEU) (Walkover) final s 1/16 won Dalma Galfi (HUN) 3-6 6-3 7-5 final 1/32 won Diane Parry (FRA) 6-1 6-7(4) 6-1 final 6 Viktorija Golubic (CHE) qtr won 4-Alexandra Eala (PHI) 2-6 6-2 7-6(0) final s 1/16 won Q-Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) 6-2 6-0 final 1/32 won Rebeka Masarova (CHE) 6-2 6-3 final 4 Alexandra Eala (PHI) qtr lost 6-Viktorija Golubic (CHE) 2-6 6-2 7-6(0) final s 1/16 won Greet Minnen (BEL) 7-6(5) 6-7(3) 7-5 final 1/32 won Katarzyna Kawa (POL) 6-3 3-6 7-5 final LL Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (AND) qtr won LL-Kyoka Okamura (JPN) 6-3 6-1 final s 1/16 won SE-Lulu Sun (NZL) 2-6 6-4 6-2 final 1/32 won Talia Gibson (AUS) 7-6(2) 7-5 final quali lost Q-Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 7-6(3) 6-3 fying final quali won Mai Hontama (JPN) 6-3 6-2 fying 1st LL Kyoka Okamura (JPN) qtr lost LL-Victoria Jimenez 6-3 6-1 final Kasintseva (AND) s 1/16 won Q-Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 6-1 7-6(2) final 1/32 won Kimberly Birrell (AUS) 6-2 6-4 final quali lost Q-Janice Tjen (IDN) 7-6(3) 6-2 fying final quali won LL-Maddison Inglis (AUS) 6-4 6-4 fying 1st – Katie Volynets (USA) qtr won Q-Caroline Dolehide (USA) 3-6 6-2 7-5 final s 1/16 won 3-Suzan Lamens (NLD) 7-5 6-1 final 1/32 won WC-Chenting Zhu (CHN) 6-0 6-3 final Q Caroline Dolehide (USA) qtr lost Katie Volynets (USA) 3-6 6-2 7-5 final s 1/16 won LL-Joanna Garland (TPE) 6-4 6-4 final 1/32 won Moyuka Uchijima (JPN) 4-6 6-4 7-6(5) final quali won LL-Arianne Hartono (NLD) 6-3 6-2 fying final quali won Destanee Aiava (AUS) 6-3 6-3 fying 1st – Leolia Jeanjean (FRA) 1/16 lost 2-Tatjana Maria (DEU) 6-2 6-4 final 1/32 won LL-Maddison Inglis (AUS) 6-2 7-5 final – Greet Minnen (BEL) 1/16 lost 4-Alexandra Eala (PHI) 7-6(5) 6-7(3) 7-5 final 1/32 won WC-Han Shi (CHN) 6-4 6-0 final – Dalma Galfi (HUN) 1/16 lost 5-Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 3-6 6-3 7-5 final 1/32 won Yuliia Starodubtseva (UKR) 6-2 6-2 final Q Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) 1/16 lost 6-Viktorija Golubic (CHE) 6-2 6-0 final 1/32 won Anastasia Zakharova (RUS) 2-6 6-0 6-2 final quali won LL-Joanna Garland (TPE) 7-6(3) 6-2 fying final quali won Clervie Ngounoue (USA) 6-1 6-3 fying 1st Q Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 1/16 lost LL-Kyoka Okamura (JPN) 6-1 7-6(2) final 1/32 won Q-Janice Tjen (IDN) 6-4 1-6 7-6(2) final quali won LL-Victoria Jimenez 7-6(3) 6-3 fying Kasintseva (AND) final quali won Tatiana Prozorova (RUS) 7-6(9) 4-6 6-1 fying 1st SE Lulu Sun (NZL) 1/16 lost LL-Victoria Jimenez 2-6 6-4 6-2 final Kasintseva (AND) 1/32 won 1-Iva Jovic (USA) 6-4 7-6(3) final LL Joanna Garland (TPE) 1/16 lost Q-Caroline Dolehide (USA) 6-4 6-4 final 1/32 won 7-Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) 6-3 7-5 final quali lost Q-Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) 7-6(3) 6-2 fying final quali won Wushuang Zheng (CHN) 6-1 6-4 fying 1st 3 Suzan Lamens (NLD) 1/16 lost Katie Volynets (USA) 7-5 6-1 final 1/32 won WC-Xinxin Yao (CHN) 6-2 6-3 final WC Saisai Zheng (CHN) 1/32 lost 2-Tatjana Maria (DEU) 6-3 6-2 final WC Xinxin Yao (CHN) 1/32 lost 3-Suzan Lamens (NLD) 6-2 6-3 final – Katarzyna Kawa (POL) 1/32 lost 4-Alexandra Eala (PHI) 6-3 3-6 7-5 final – Diane Parry (FRA) 1/32 lost 5-Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 6-1 6-7(4) 6-1 final – Rebeka Masarova (CHE) 1/32 lost 6-Viktorija Golubic (CHE) 6-2 6-3 final – Kimberly Birrell (AUS) 1/32 lost LL-Kyoka Okamura (JPN) 6-2 6-4 final – Talia Gibson (AUS) 1/32 lost LL-Victoria Jimenez 7-6(2) 7-5 final Kasintseva (AND) 7 Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) 1/32 lost LL-Joanna Garland (TPE) 6-3 7-5 final – Moyuka Uchijima (JPN) 1/32 lost Q-Caroline Dolehide (USA) 4-6 6-4 7-6(5) final Q Janice Tjen (IDN) 1/32 lost Q-Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 6-4 1-6 7-6(2) final quali won LL-Kyoka Okamura (JPN) 7-6(3) 6-2 fying final quali won Yihan Qu (CHN) 6-2 6-1 fying 1st – Anastasia Zakharova (RUS) 1/32 lost Q-Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) 2-6 6-0 6-2 final 1 Iva Jovic (USA) 1/32 lost SE-Lulu Sun (NZL) 6-4 7-6(3) final WC Chenting Zhu (CHN) 1/32 lost Katie Volynets (USA) 6-0 6-3 final WC Han Shi (CHN) 1/32 lost Greet Minnen (BEL) 6-4 6-0 final – Yuliia Starodubtseva (UKR) 1/32 lost Dalma Galfi (HUN) 6-2 6-2 final LL Maddison Inglis (AUS) 1/32 lost Leolia Jeanjean (FRA) 6-2 7-5 final LL Arianne Hartono (NLD) quali lost Q-Caroline Dolehide (USA) 6-3 6-2 fying final quali won Whitney Osuigwe (USA) 4-6 7-5 4-2 (Retired) fying 1st ………………………………………….. .. Seeds .. Seed Round Rslt Opponent Score LL Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (AND) semi to play Katie Volynets (USA) (start 05:00) final s qtr won LL-Kyoka Okamura (JPN) 6-3 6-1 final s LL Kyoka Okamura (JPN) qtr lost LL-Victoria Jimenez 6-3 6-1 final Kasintseva (AND) s Q Caroline Dolehide (USA) qtr lost Katie Volynets (USA) 3-6 6-2 7-5 final s LL Kyoka Okamura (JPN) 1/16 won Q-Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 6-1 7-6(2) final LL Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (AND) 1/16 won SE-Lulu Sun (NZL) 2-6 6-4 6-2 final LL Joanna Garland (TPE) 1/16 lost Q-Caroline Dolehide (USA) 6-4 6-4 final Q Caroline Dolehide (USA) 1/16 won LL-Joanna Garland (TPE) 6-4 6-4 final Q Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 1/16 lost LL-Kyoka Okamura (JPN) 6-1 7-6(2) final Q Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) 1/16 lost 6-Viktorija Golubic (CHE) 6-2 6-0 final SE Lulu Sun (NZL) 1/16 lost LL-Victoria Jimenez 2-6 6-4 6-2 final Kasintseva (AND) LL Kyoka Okamura (JPN) 1/32 won Kimberly Birrell (AUS) 6-2 6-4 final LL Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (AND) 1/32 won Talia Gibson (AUS) 7-6(2) 7-5 final LL Joanna Garland (TPE) 1/32 won 7-Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) 6-3 7-5 final LL Maddison Inglis (AUS) 1/32 lost Leolia Jeanjean (FRA) 6-2 7-5 final Q Caroline Dolehide (USA) 1/32 won Moyuka Uchijima (JPN) 4-6 6-4 7-6(5) final Q Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 1/32 won Q-Janice Tjen (IDN) 6-4 1-6 7-6(2) final Q Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) 1/32 won Anastasia Zakharova (RUS) 2-6 6-0 6-2 final Q Janice Tjen (IDN) 1/32 lost Q-Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 6-4 1-6 7-6(2) final SE Lulu Sun (NZL) 1/32 won 1-Iva Jovic (USA) 6-4 7-6(3) final WC Xinxin Yao (CHN) 1/32 lost 3-Suzan Lamens (NLD) 6-2 6-3 final WC Chenting Zhu (CHN) 1/32 lost Katie Volynets (USA) 6-0 6-3 final WC Han Shi (CHN) 1/32 lost Greet Minnen (BEL) 6-4 6-0 final WC Saisai Zheng (CHN) 1/32 lost 2-Tatjana Maria (DEU) 6-3 6-2 final LL Arianne Hartono (NLD) quali lost Q-Caroline Dolehide (USA) 6-3 6-2 fying final LL Kyoka Okamura (JPN) quali lost Q-Janice Tjen (IDN) 7-6(3) 6-2 fying final LL Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (AND) quali lost Q-Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 7-6(3) 6-3 fying final LL Joanna Garland (TPE) quali lost Q-Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) 7-6(3) 6-2 fying final Q Caroline Dolehide (USA) quali won LL-Arianne Hartono (NLD) 6-3 6-2 fying final Q Janice Tjen (IDN) quali won LL-Kyoka Okamura (JPN) 7-6(3) 6-2 fying final Q Varvara Lepchenko (USA) quali won LL-Victoria Jimenez 7-6(3) 6-3 fying Kasintseva (AND) final Q Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) quali won LL-Joanna Garland (TPE) 7-6(3) 6-2 fying final LL Arianne Hartono (NLD) quali won Whitney Osuigwe (USA) 4-6 7-5 4-2 (Retired) fying 1st LL Kyoka Okamura (JPN) quali won LL-Maddison Inglis (AUS) 6-4 6-4 fying 1st LL Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (AND) quali won Mai Hontama (JPN) 6-3 6-2 fying 1st LL Joanna Garland (TPE) quali won Wushuang Zheng (CHN) 6-1 6-4 fying 1st LL Maddison Inglis (AUS) quali lost LL-Kyoka Okamura (JPN) 6-4 6-4 fying 1st Q Caroline Dolehide (USA) quali won Destanee Aiava (AUS) 6-3 6-3 fying 1st Q Janice Tjen (IDN) quali won Yihan Qu (CHN) 6-2 6-1 fying 1st Q Varvara Lepchenko (USA) quali won Tatiana Prozorova (RUS) 7-6(9) 4-6 6-1 fying 1st Q Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) quali won Clervie Ngounoue (USA) 6-1 6-3 fying 1st 1 Iva Jovic (USA) 1/32 lost SE-Lulu Sun (NZL) 6-4 7-6(3) final 2 Tatjana Maria (DEU) semi to play 6-Viktorija Golubic (CHE) (start 03:30) final s qtr won 5-Yulia Putintseva …

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(Recasts with investigations under way) * 17 flights cancelled after drone sightings on eve of national holiday * Incident follows similar disruptions in Scandinavia last week * EU leaders this week backed anti-drone measures to counter threats * Local and national police investigating Munich sightings By Ayhan Uyanik MUNICH, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Drone sightings overnight at Germany's Munich airport led to the cancellation and diversion of dozens of flights on the eve of a national holiday, leaving nearly 3,000 passengers stranded, and authorities said on Friday they were investigating the incident. The disruption is the latest in a series of similar incidents that have rattled European aviation, raising concerns about deniable hybrid attacks on Ukraine's European allies, possibly directed by Russia. As airport operations resumed early on Friday morning, a Reuters witness saw passengers checking in for a flight to Varna in Bulgaria, and the departure board showed only a few flights had been cancelled. A flight from Bangkok was the first of the day to land at around 5:25 a.m. (0325 GMT), according to the airport's website. The airport said several drone sightings late on Thursday evening had forced air traffic control to suspend operations, leading to the cancellation of 17 flights and disrupting travel for nearly 3,000 passengers, who were provided with camp beds, blankets and food. Another 15 arriving flights were diverted around the region. Public broadcaster BR said local and national police were investigating the incident. The drones were sighted in the late evening above the airport, a police spokesperson told newspaper Bild. But because it was dark, the sizes and types of the drones could not be determined, he added. Police did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment. The drone incidents follow airspace intrusions last week that temporarily shut airports in Denmark and Norway, which led European Union leaders at a Copenhagen summit to back plans to bolster the bloc's defences with anti-drone measures. "Europe must be able to defend itself," Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said after the meeting. Her defence minister spoke on Friday morning of a Russian "hybrid war against NATO and the West". Authorities have not publicly blamed anyone for the Munich drone incident, but some European officials have suggested Russia was behind other recent airspace violations. "Russia tries to test us. But Russia also tries to sow division and anxiety in our societies," European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin joked on Thursday that he would not fly drones over Denmark anymore, but Moscow has denied responsibility for the incidents. The airport disruption in Munich added to a tense week for the city after its popular Oktoberfest was closed temporarily due to a bomb threat and the separate discovery of explosives in a residential building in the city's north. Friday is German Reunification Day, a public holiday. (Reporting by Ayhan Uyanik in Munich and Gnaneshwar Rajan in Bengaluru; writing by Thomas Escritt, Editing by Jamie Freed and Hugh Lawson)

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Oct 3 (Reuters) – Shares in Austrian Raiffeisen Bank jumped 5.4% by 0735 GMT after the Financial Times reported that the European Union may unfreeze some sanctioned Russian assets to compensate the bank. The EU's latest Russia sanctions draft includes provisions to unfreeze around 2 billion euros ($2.35 billion) in shares of Austrian construction firm Strabag, formerly part-owned by Deripaska, the report said. "The unfreezing would be a huge positive for the Austrian banking group and RBI (Raiffeisen Bank) shares," an analyst from Erste Group Research Thomas Unger said. The news came after RBI's several failed attempts to sell a stake in its Russian business. ($1 = 0.8526 euros) (Reporting by Anastasiia Kozlova, Editing by Helen Reid)

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* Taiwan stocks at record high for two straight days * Manila stocks set to rise 1.4% for week * Taiwan dollar rises 0.4% (Updates for afternoon trade) By Rishav Chatterjee Oct 3 (Reuters) – Taiwan and Singapore stocks hit fresh records on Friday, leading a week of gains across emerging Asia as investors piled into risk assets on mounting bets of a Federal Reserve rate cut this month, and a wave of optimism around artificial intelligence. The MSCI EM Asia Index eased slightly on the day. It remained on track for a weekly rise of 3.8%, its biggest weekly increase since September 12. A similar gauge, the MSCI Asia-Pacific equities excluding Japan, touched a record high and was set to advance 3.5% for the week. Friday's trade was subdued, but markets still closed out a robust week, buoyed by upbeat headlines, optimism over AI and expectations of a Fed rate cut towards the end of the month. Traders are now pricing in two quarter-point Fed rate cuts by the end of the year as almost a done deal.. Taiwan’s benchmark climbed 1.5%, rising to a record for a second day. The index is on track for its sixth straight weekly gain, a run last seen in early 2024. Singapore's index scaled a fresh record for a second straight day, with gains led by major lender DBS Group . South Korea's Kospi was closed on Friday on account of a public holiday, but was up 4.8% for the week as of Thursday. Philippine and Indonesian shares rose 1.1% and 0.3%, respectively, while Malaysia slipped modestly, but was still set to end the week in positive territory. Manila equities were on course to rise 1.4% for the week. In the week ahead, investors will be keenly awaiting policy moves by the Philippine and Thai central banks, while looking out for trade numbers from Taiwan. Thai bond markets are pricing in up to 50 bps of easing in the coming months, with expectations the central bank could cut rates by 25 bps to 1.25% in October under its new dovish governor, as growth momentum softens, said DBS analysts. With growth steady and inflation within targets, the Philippine central bank is expected to keep rates at 5% on October 9, though a final cut could come in December following U.S. Fed easing, added DBS. Trading in Asian currencies remained tepid on the day as the dollar gained some momentum and traders expressed caution while assessing the impact of the U.S. government shutdown. "Despite the US government shutdown, a likely delay of US payrolls release today, and Trump’s threats to fire more Federal workers, markets have stayed remarkably resilient," said Chang Wei Liang, FX and credits strategist at DBS. "The corollary of benign financial market conditions is unusually low FX volatility across the board." In emerging Asia, the Indonesian rupiah and Philippine peso added 0.1% each. The Taiwan dollar gained 0.4% while the Thai baht was flat. HIGHLIGHTS ** Indonesian 10-year benchmark flat at 6.334% ** Philippines ends quake rescue efforts, priority now on helping 20,000 displaced Asia stock indexes and currencies at 0650 GMT COUNTRY FX RIC FX DAILY FX YTD % INDEX STOCKS STOCKS % DAILY YTD % % Japan -0.24 +6.50 1.85 16.44 China India -0.09 -3.56 -0.02 5.01 Indonesi +0.06 -2.90 0.26 14.30 a Malaysia -0.24 +6.05 -0.19 -0.47 Philippi +0.12 +0.18 1.14 -6.43 nes S.Korea Singapor -0.12 +5.83 0.35 16.44 e Taiwan +0.36 +8.17 1.45 16.18 Thailand +0.02 +5.77 0.32 -7.70 (Reporting by Rishav Chatterjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian Schmollinger and Harikrishnan Nair)

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Oct 3 (Reuters) – Premia SA: * ACQUIRES NEW BUILDING IN KAISARIANI * NEW BUILDING TO BE TRANSFORMED INTO STUDENT HOUSING * TARGETS OVER 1,000 STUDENT ROOMS BY END OF 2026 * ACQUISITION PRICE SET AT EUR 6.2 MILLION Further company coverage: (Gdansk Newsroom)

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By Joseph Campbell and Kentaro Okasaka TOKYO, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Japanese restaurants, bars and stores are running low on beer and other beverages from industry leader Asahi Group as the impact from a cyberattack entered a fifth day on Friday, with no resolution in sight. Known for its Super Dry beer, Nikka Whisky as well as non-alcoholic beverages, Asahi suspended operations in Japan on Monday including order processing, shipping and call centre functions after a cyberattack caused a system outage. The company began processing orders for some products on Wednesday by visiting customers in person and handwriting orders, it said. While it continues to take orders for food and soft drinks, it has not taken further orders for alcoholic beverages to prioritise outgoing shipments, which began on Friday for the first batch of manually filled orders, it said. Asahi said it continues to work with investigative authorities on the cyberattack. On Friday in Tokyo, one eatery that normally only serves Asahi-branded beer said it was on its last keg of Asahi Super Dry, and that its supplier brought beer from rival Sapporo a day earlier, citing the shortage. "It's a bit of a problem," said Tomiko Yano, a chef at restaurant Kushiyaki Tosaka. "We specialise in yakitori (skewered chicken) and it pairs really well with Super Dry. A lot of customers say that, so I'm a little worried (about the shortage)." Convenience store operator Lawson said it was expecting a shortage of Asahi products soon and it was making preparations to sell alternative products. FamilyMart and 7-Eleven also said they were affected. (Reporting by Joseph Campbell, Kentaro Okasaka and Chang-Ran Kim; Editing by Thomas Derpinghaus)

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(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window) Oct 3 (Reuters) – European shares were set for solid weekly gains on Friday with banks and miners leading early advances as rising Federal Reserve rate-cut bets lifted the STOXX 600 to a record high during the week. The pan-European STOXX 600 index climbed 0.3% to 569.6 points by 0707 GMT, on track for its best weekly showing since late April. Eurozone banks climbed 1%, with Raiffeisen leading gains at a 7.7% rise after the Financial Times reported the European Union is looking at lifting sanctions on assets linked to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska to compensate the Austrian bank. ABN Amro climbed 2.6% after Goldman Sachs upgraded its rating on the Dutch bank to "buy" from "sell". Basic resources, which houses Europe's top mining companies, gained 1.3% tracking higher base metal prices. As the U.S. government remains in a shutdown, a key U.S. jobs report which was initially expected on Friday is unlikely to be published later in the day. Trader bets indicate a near-certain chance of a Fed rate cut later this month following a weak private payrolls report earlier this week. A barrage of services activity data from several European countries including a broader eurozone reading is due later in the day. (Reporting by Shashwat Chauhan in Bengaluru and Amir Orusov in Gdansk; Editing by Nivedita Bhattacharjee)

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Oct 3 (OPTA) – Top Scorers in the UEFA Europa League on Friday 1 V. Jensen (Utrecht) 5 2 Júnior Brumado (FC Midtjylland) 4 F. Kovačević (NK Celje) S. Magnússon (SK Brann) J. Nsame (KP Legia Warszawa) Kevin (FC Shakhtar Donetsk) R. Zalazar (Braga) 8 C. Bayala (FK Sheriff Tiraspol) 3 D. Bîrligea (SC Fotbal ClubSB SA) D. Olaru (SC Fotbal ClubSB SA) Gabri Martínez (Braga) J. Mickels (Sabah FK) Alisson Santana (FC Shakhtar Donetsk) A. Zaroury (Panathinaikos) 15 R. Durosinmi (FC Viktoria Plzeň) 2 K. Aktürkoğlu (Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü) J. Monteiro (Young Boys) K. Angielski (Larnaca) M. Bech (FC Midtjylland) C. Bedia (Young Boys) D. Beljo (Dinamo Zagreb) L. Berg Johnsen (Malmo) N. Bilbija (HŅK Zrinjski Mostar) E. Bille (PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad) Y. Chacón (Larnaca) O. Diao (FC Midtjylland) K. Dolberg (Anderlecht) Ángel García (Larnaca) G. Giakoumakis (PAOK Thessaloniki) A. Gigović (Young Boys) William (Porto) J. Gorby (Braga) S. Gustafson (BK Häcken) S. Hakšabanović (Malmo) S. Horemans (Utrecht) P. Hrošovský (Genk) Borja Iglesias (Real Club Celta de Vigo) D. Ljubičić (Dinamo Zagreb) Igor Jesus (Notts Forest) J. McGinn (Aston Villa) D. Miculescu (SC Fotbal ClubSB SA) Fran Navarro (Braga) Kauã Elias (FC Shakhtar Donetsk) E. Odede (FK Sheriff Tiraspol) Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Genk) D. Osorio (FC Midtjylland) D. Peretz (Maccabi Tel Aviv) Pere Pons (Larnaca) P. Ņafranko (Sabah FK) I. Shahar (Maccabi Tel Aviv) A. Şimşir (FC Midtjylland) S. Sinyan (SCS CFR 1907 Cluj) M. Smit (Go Ahead Eagles) K. Świderski (Panathinaikos) V. Tusha (KF Drita) Pau Víctor (Braga) N. Viergever (Utrecht)

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ALMATY, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Kazakhstan's services purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell to 50.8 in September from 52.0 in August, S&P Global said on Friday. A figure over 50 indicates growth. (Reporting by Mariya Gordeyeva; Writing by Lucy Papachristou; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

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