Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA : Monte dei Paschi shares up as top executives stay on

MILAN (Reuters) - Shares in Italy's No.3 bank Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena opened up nearly 3 percent after Chairman Alessandro Profumo and CEO Fabrizio Viola decided to stay on even after being forced to delay a vital 3 billion euro capital increase.

By 0813 GMT, shares were up 1.93 percent at 0.1899 euros.

(Reporting by Lisa Jucca, editing by Agnieszka Flak)