PARIS, June 1 (Reuters) - Below are company-related news and
stories from French and Benelux media which could have an impact
on the region's markets or individual stocks.
AHOLD
The Dutch operator of supermarkets in the United States and
Netherlands, reported on Wednesday first-quarter earnings that
beat analyst expectations, with underlying operating profits of
449 million euros ($499 million). urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N18S2VO
AIRBUS AIR.PA
Germany has no plans to sell its 11 percent stake in
Europe's largest aerospace company, a senior German government
official said on Tuesday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N18S62D
BIOMERIEUX BIOX.PA
The French biotech firm said it was buy Hyglos for 24
million euros to expand its offering to the detection of
endo-toxins in pharmaceutical products. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN18S0TN
SOPRA STERIA SOPR.PA , AXWAY AXW.PA
The French consulting group said it is buying a 8.62 percent
stake worth 38.6 million euros in French software firm Axway
from French bank Societe Generale. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nBw4tQGB8a
AREVA AREVA.PA
The French nuclear group said a quality audit at its Le
Creusot plant revealed irregular findings in the manufacturing
tracking records of some equipment though the mechanical
integrity of components was not in question. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N18S51P
Pan-European market data:
European Equities speed guide................... EUR/EQUITY
FTSE Eurotop 300 index.............................. .FTEU3
DJ STOXX index...................................... .STOXX
Top 10 STOXX sectors........................... .PGL.STOXXS
Top 10 EUROSTOXX sectors...................... .PGL.STOXXES
Top 10 Eurotop 300 sectors..................... .PGL.FTEU3S
Top 25 European pct gainers....................... .PG.PEUR
Top 25 European pct losers........................ .PL.PEUR
Main stock markets:
Dow Jones............... .DJI Wall Street report ..... .N
Nikkei 225............. .N225 Tokyo report............ .T
FTSE 100............... .FTSE London report........... .L
Xetra DAX............. .GDAXI Frankfurt items......... .F
CAC-40................. .FCHI Paris items............ .PA
World Indices..................................... 0#.INDEX
Reuters survey of world bourse outlook......... EQUITYPOLL1
European Asset Allocation........................ EUR/ASSET
Reuters News at a glance:
Top News............. TOP/NEWS
Equities.............. TOP/EQE
Main oil report........... O/R
Main currency report..... FRX/
Keywords: FRANCE BENELUX MARKETS/