French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch on Oct. 20

Boiron SA

20/10/2017 05:45

Oct 20 (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. 
     
    ACCORHOTELS  ACCP.PA  
    AccorHotels, Europe's biggest hotel group, on Thursday gave 
a rosier outlook, saying its 2017 operating profit would be at 
the upper end of a 460 million to 480 million euros ($567.70 
million) range forecast in July.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1MU6CL 
     
    AIR LIQUIDE  AIRP.PA  
    French gas, technology and services provider Air Liquide 
said on Thursday, it entered into a new joint venture with 
Sinopec  600028.SS  in China.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1MU0WN 
     
    ARCELORMITTAL  MT.AS  
    Luxembourg-based steelmaker ArcelorMittal has offered 
concessions in a bid to allay EU antitrust concerns over its 
planned takeover of Italian steel plant Ilva, a filing on the 
European Commission website showed on Thursday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1MU640 
 
    BOIRON  BOIR.PA   
    Boiron reported on Thursday an increase of its quarterly 
revenues which came in at 163.9 million euros.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1MU0WX  
             
    CASINO  CASP.PA   
    French retailer Casino has entered the French retail power 
market through its online subsidiary Cdiscount, offering retail 
customers a 15 percent discount to regulated electricity prices, 
the company said on Thursday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1MU5PS 
     
    COMPAGNIE DES ALPES  CDAF.PA  
    Compagnie des Alpes reported an increase in its third 
quarter revenue to 761.5 million euros and said it expected an 
improvement of operating performance for FY 2016/2017. 
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1MU6PB 
     
    EIFFAGE  FOUG.PA   
    French construction company Eiffage reported on Thursday a 
4.5 percent increase to 695.1 million euros in its consolidated 
revenue for the third quarter.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1MU10G 
     
    ENGIE  ENGIE.PA   
    French gas utility Engie had bought a Ugandan home solar 
systems company Fenix International to expand in sub-Saharan 
Africa by providing power to millions of people who have no 
access to electricity, it said on Thursday. 
     
    FNAC DARTY  FNAC.PA  
    French music and book retailer Fnac Darty said on Thursday 
it now expects to realize a larger proportion of cost savings 
this year from its merger with Darty. The retailer reported also 
a 5.8 percent rise on a like-for-like basis in its quarterly 
revenues which came in at 1.79 billion euros.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1MS5U6 
     
    GECINA  GFCP.PA   
    Gecina raised on Thursday its 2017 targets following the 
integration of the real estate company Eurosic  ESIC.PA  into 
its accounts since the end of August.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1MU6WE 
     
    LINEDATA  LDSV.PA   
    Linedata reported on Thursday revenues for the first 9 
months of 2017 of 131.9 million euros and said it anticipated 
for FY an increase in its revenues thanks to contribution of its 
recent acquisitions as well as a degradation of FY operational 
performance compared to 2016.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1MU0WR 
     
    MANITOU  MANP.PA   
    Manitou reported on Thursday a 10 percent rise in its 
quarterly revenues which came in at 354 million euros. 
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1MU0X4 
     
    MICHELIN  MICP.PA   
    The world's second-biggest tyre maker Michelin said on 
Thursday its quarterly sales rose 3 percent, helped by price 
increases and buoyant sales of premium tyres. The French 
manufacturer warned, however, of worsening currency effects. 
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1MU6C1 
     
    SMPC  IPO-SMCP.PA  
    France's SMCP will price its stock market flotation at 22 
euros per share, it said on Thursday, giving the fashion firm 
behind the Sandro and Maje labels a market value of around 1.7 
billion euros.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1MU676 
     
    AIRBUS  AIR.PA  
    Airbus SE's deal with Bombardier BBDb.TO boosts confidence 
in the CSeries jet program but may not spur many new sales until 
it is finalized and a U.S. trade dispute is resolved, the head 
of a major aircraft leasing firm said on Thursday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N1MU1MH 
     
    SOMFY  DAMA.PA   
    French remote controller maker Somfy reported on Thursday 
the revenue of 305.1 million euros for the third quarter of its 
fiscal year.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1MU0TE 
     
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