Mediobanca struck back on Monday in the takeover war gripping Italian finance with a 6.3 billion euro ($7.15 billion) offer for wealth manager Banca Generali to be financed by handing over its stake in insurer Generali .

Italian bank Mediobanca, itself battling to fend off a hostile takeover by a rival, announced on Monday a 6.3-billion-euro ($7.2 billion) bid to buy wealth management firm Banca Generali. Mediobanca is itself trying to fend off a hostile takeover by state-backed Banca Monte Paschi di Siena (MPS) as the Italian banking industry sees a wave of hostile bids.

Chinas largest listed steelmaker, Baoshan Iron Steel Co. (Baosteel), indicated that a nationwide crude steel output cut is highly likely this year, citing government plans to restructure the sector. Baosteel,