French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch

ASR Nederland NV

21/03/2024 05:52

March 21 (Reuters) - Below are company-related news and
stories from France and Benelux which could have an impact on
the region's markets or individual stocks.
    
    USA/FED
    The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday.
Its Chair Jerome Powell said recent high inflation readings had
not changed the underlying "story" of slowly easing price
pressures in the U.S., but added that recent data also had not
bolstered the central bank's confidence that the inflation
battle has been won.
    
    EU/UKRAINE/RUSSIA:
    European Union leaders will discuss a plan on Thursday to
use billions of euros in profits from frozen Russian financial
assets to buy arms for Ukraine as they try to bolster Kyiv in
its fight against Moscow’s invasion.
    
    FRANCE/CETA
    On Thursday, the French Senate will vote on the CETA trade
deal with Canada. The deal was already ratified by the lower
house of the Parliament in 2019.
    
    AEROPORTS DE PARIS  ADP.PA 
    Augustin de Romanet, the chairman and chief executive of
French airports company, will remain in his position until the
end of this summer's Olympic Games. The government will propose
a successor after the Games, the Prime Minister's office said on
Wednesday.
    
    ASR NEDERLAND  ASRNL.AS 
    The Dutch insurer said it issued 500 million euros
subordinated restricted tier 1 capital securities, with a fixed
6.625% coupon.
    
    GETLINK  GETP.PA 
    The Channel tunnel operator said it launched a competitive
tender for the takeover of its light vehicle refueling station
in Coquelles, France, which is to begin operating at the end of
November 2024.
    
    ORPEA  ORP.PA 
    The French care homes operator and scandal-hit company said
it rebranded to "emeis", a name coming from the ancient Greek
"us", to draw the line under the scandals that plagued its
reputation and finances in 2022.
    
    PEUGEOT INVEST  PEUG.PA 
    France's Peugeot Invest said it proposed a 3.25 euro
dividend per share during its general meeting, up 14% compared
to the year prior. 
    
    PROXIMUS  PROX.BR 
    The Belgian communication and technology company issued 700
million euros in bonds, with a 3.75% coupon and a 10-year
maturity.
    

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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 

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Nikkei 225............. .N225   Tokyo report............ .T 
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CAC-40................. .FCHI   Paris items............ .PA 
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European Asset Allocation........................ EUR/ASSET 

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