TEXT-Fitch affirms four large Italian banks ratings

Jan 29 - Fitch Ratings has affirmed Intesa Sanpaolo SpA and UniCredit S.p.A.'s Long-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) and Viability Ratings (VR) at 'A-' and 'a-', respectively, Unione di Banche Italiane - UBI Banca's at 'BBB+' and 'bbb+', respectively, and Banco Popolare's at 'BBB' and 'bbb', respectively. The Outlook on Intesa Sanpaolo's, UniCredit's and UBI Banca's Long-term IDR is Negative, the Outlook on Banco Popolare's is Stable. At the same time the agency affirmed the ratings of the ban