Nordic Stocks: Factors to watch on July 31

Aalborg Boldspilklub A/S

31/07/2014 07:21

(Adds Pandora, updates Outotec) 
    HELSINKI, July 31 (Reuters) - The following stocks may be 
affected by newspaper reports and other factors on Thursday: 
 
    AURIGA INDUSTRIES  AURIb.CO  
    Bankers are working on debt financings of up to 720 million 
euros (963 million US dollar) to back a potential sale of 
Auriga's crop protection company Cheminova as final bids for the 
business draw near, banking sources told Reuters on Wednesday. 
    For more on the company, click on  AURIb.CO  
     
    OUTOTEC  OTE1V.HE  
    The Finnish mining technology company, hit by cost overruns 
and weak demand, said its second-quarter core operating profit 
fell to 4 million euros ($5.4 million) from 43 million a year 
earlier, missing analysts' average expectation of 18 million. 
    For more on the company, click on  OTE1V.HE  
         
    PANDORA  PNDORA.CO  
    The Danish jewellery chain has been summoned by Belgian law 
firm Deminor, which represents 36 Danish and international 
institutional investors, daily Berlingske Tidende reported. 
    The investors believe Pandora informed the market too late 
when it downgraded its sales expectations significantly in 
August 2011. On the day of the downgrade, shares in Pandora fell 
by 65 percent, corresponding to around 12 billion Danish crowns 
($2.16 billion). 
    For more on the company, click on  PNDORA.CO  
         
    METSO  MEO1V.HE  
    The Finnish engineering group, due to publish results at 
0900 GMT, is expected to report a 14 percent fall in its 
quarterly profit, a Reuters poll showed.  ID:nL6N0Q33LL  
    The company is also expected to reveal its new corporate 
strategy. 
    For more on the company, click on  MEO1V.HE  
 
    AALBORG BOLDSPILKLUB  AAB.CO  
    The Danish soccer club, whose shares rose 245 percent on 
Wednesday, lost 0-1 to Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb at home. 
    It was a disappointing result for Aalborg after enthusiasm 
over their domestic form had seen shares in the club jump as 
much as 280 percent earlier on Wednesday.  
   For more on the company, click on  AURIb.CO  
    
    METSA BOARD  METSB.HE  
    The Finnish packaging board maker is expected to report 
second-quarter core operating profit of 28 million euros, up 7 
percent from a year ago.  ID:nL6N0Q03CJ  
    The report is due at 0900 GMT. 
    For more on the company, click on  METSB.HE  
 
    VALMET  VALMT.HE  
    The pulp and paper machine maker, spun off from Metso 
earlier this year, is expected to report adjusted earnings 
before interest, taxes and amortisation (EBITA) of 18 million 
euros ($24 million) in the second quarter, down 25 percent from 
a year earlier.  ID:nL6N0Q42JD  
    The report is due at 1200 GMT. 
    For more on the company, click on  VALMT.HE  
     
    ** For a summary of upcoming results and forecasts, double 
click on  NORD/EQTY  
    ** For the western European company diary covering earnings, 
shareholder meetings, news conferences and analysts' meetings, 
click on  WEU/EQUITY  or type in the code and hit the f9 button. 
    ** Double click on  0#.INDEX.ST  for Swedish indices, 
 0#.INDEX.CO  for Danish indices,  0#.INDEX.HE  for Finnish 
indices and  0#.INDEX.OL  for Norwegian indices 
    ** For real-time moves on Nordic blue-chip indices double 
click on  .OMXS30 ,  .OMXH25 ,  .OMXC20  and  .OBX  
    ** For constituent stock moves highlight the above codes in 
the command box and press the f3 button on your keyboard 
    ** For Nordic top news items, double click on  TOP/NORD  
    ** For the latest news on Nordic stock price moves double 
click on  HOT-NORD-RTRS  
    (Additional reporting by Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm 
newsrooms) ($1 = 5.5660 Danish Crowns) ($1 = 0.7465 Euros) 
 
 (Reporting by Helsinki Newsroom) 
 ((jussi.rosendahl@thomsonreuters.com)(+358 9 6805 0248)(Reuters 
Messaging: jussi.rosendahl.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)) 
 
Keywords: MARKETS NORDICS FACTORS/