March 16 (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.
UKRAINE/RUSSIA:
Russia quit the Council of Europe, the continent's leading
human rights watchdog, pre-empting possible expulsion over its
attack on neighbour Ukraine. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2VI5KR
PUBLICIS PUBP.PA :
Advertising agency Publicis said it would cut ties with
Russia by handing over the ownership of its agencies to local
management, effective immediately. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2VI5Z9
MICHELIN MICP.PA :
Tyre maker Michelin said it was suspending its industrial
activity in Russia and exports to the country due to supply
difficulties. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N2VI1C2
CREDIT AGRICOLE CAGR.PA
HSBC cuts rating to "hold" from "buy".
STELLANTIS STLA.MI , STLA.PA :
Carmaker Stellantis will be prompted to slow operations at
its key Melfi plant in Italy next month due to a worsening in
microchip supply conditions, trade unions said. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2VD6EH
VOLTALIA VLTSA.PA :
Renewables company Voltalia said it had sold a minority
stake in its largest solar plant, located in the Serra Banca
cluster in Brazil, to investment fund STOA. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nGNE18bgWM
VALBIOTIS ALVAL.PA :
Nutrition specialist Valbiotis saw its full-year net income
widen to 8.7 million euros but said 2022 would be a pivotal year
with major clinical results expected in prediabetes, high
cholesterol and blood pressure. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2VI0LX
SODEXO EXHO.PA :
Catering firm Sodexo said it was funding an endowment of
$250,000 toward a Doctor of Clinical Nutrition programme at the
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2VI0R5
CARE PROPERTY INVEST CPINV.BR :
Healthcare real estate group Care Property Invest said it
had signed an agreement to acquire an Irish residential care
centre for around 26.7 million euros. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2VI0WI
GAZTRANSPORT ET TECHNIGAZ GTT.PA :
French naval engineering group Gaztransport et Technigaz
said it had received an order from Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy
Industries for the tank design of three new liquefied natural
gas carriers. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2VI0R7
VERIMATRIX VMX.PA :
Software security company Verimatrix said that its
Streampeeper Digital Rights Management had been selected by
Alphazet Technologies to deliver its iTV app. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2VI0WJ
ASSYSTEM ASY.PA :
Engineering company Assystem reported an increase in
full-year EBITA to 32.0 million euros and forecast its
consolidated revenue would reach 480 million euros in 2022.
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2VI0R4
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/