UPDATE 5-Italian PM resigns, denounces Salvini for sinking government <!-- no image --> <div>* Markets rally on hopes snap elections can be avoided (Updates with Conte resigning, adds quotes, background)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=4mg4G8VXOYM:FpQaIQIV3rk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=4mg4G8VXOYM:FpQaIQIV3rk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=4mg4G8VXOYM:FpQaIQIV3rk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=4mg4G8VXOYM:FpQaIQIV3rk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=4mg4G8VXOYM:FpQaIQIV3rk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/UKBankingFinancial/~4/4mg4G8VXOYM" height="1" width="1" alt=""></div> Posted by Reuters