UPDATE 2-Monte Paschi eyes 2.1 bln euro capital increase to plug shortfall
November 02, 2014 at 15:00 PM EST
MILAN/LONDON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Italy's third biggest lender, Monte dei Paschi di Siena, said on Sunday it could plug a 2.1 billion euro ($2.6 billion) capital hole uncovered by a pan-European health check of lenders entirely through a capital increase.