French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch

COLAS SA

03/08/2022 06:35

Aug 3 (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.

    AXA  AXAF.PA :
    French insurer AXA  AXAF.PA  announced a new share buyback
programme as it posted a 3% rise in first-half net profit,
thanks to higher revenues from areas such as health insurance
which outweighed the financial impact of the war in Ukraine.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2ZF0VS

    COLAS SA  COLP.PA :
    France-based construction company Colas  COLP.PA  announced
on Tuesday that its subsidiary Colas Rail signed a contract to
work on a monorail metro project in Panama, its first deal in
the country.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2ZE4CA
    
    BIC  BICP.PA :
    BIC on Tuesday raised its outlook for full-year net sales
growth, now seeing them rising between 10% and 12% at constant
currencies, against a previous guidance in range of 7-9%. The
France-based company's half-year net sales grew year-on-year to
1.13 billion euros.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2ZE2RS
    
    SOCGEN  SOGN.PA :
    Buoyant activity across retail and investment banking helped
Societe Generale  SOGN.PA  report a smaller-than-expected loss
in the second quarter as it absorbed a 3.3-billion-euro hit
following the sale of its Russia unit.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2ZF0N4
    
    VEOLIA  VIE.PA :
    French utility company Veolia  VIE.PA  posted a rise in its
first-half core earnings and stuck to its 2022 goals for
financial growth, as it continued to integrate businesses form
its earlier takeover of rival Suez.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2ZF0KD 
    
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