French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch

Eurazeo SE

02/10/2024 07:37

Oct 2 (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.
    
    Ageas  AGES.BR 
    British holiday group Saga  SAGA.L  is in talks with
Belgium-based insurer Ageas regarding a long-term partnership
arrangement for its insurance division, Sky News reported on
Tuesday.    
    
    Argan  ARGAN.PA 
    Engineering services firm Argan reported third-quarter
rental income up 9% at 51.1 million euros, and raised its 2024
annual rental income target to 198 million euros.
    
    DSM-Firmenich  DSFIR.AS 
    Dutch chemicals group DSM-Firmenich completed the sale of
yeast extract business to Lesaffre. It did not disclose
financial details of the deal.
    
    EssilorLuxottica  ESLX.PA 
    French-Italian eyewear maker EssilorLuxottica completed the
acquisition of Supreme from VF Corporation, in a deal valued at
$1.5 billion. It also acquired a majority stake in Heidelberg
Engineering.   
    
    Eurazeo  EURA.PA 
    French investment company Eurazeo announced the sale of 22
hotels by Grape Hospitality.
    
    Renault  RENA.PA 
    French carmaker Renault cut its stake in Nissan to 33.92%
from 38.92%, according to a filing from Japan FSA.    
    
    Sanofi  SASY.PA 
    French drugmaker Sanofi is said to ask for revised bids for
its consumer health unit in coming days, according to Bloomberg
News.    
    
    Sopra Steria  SOPR.PA 
    French IT consulting company Sopra Steria Group announced a
share buyback programme of 150 million euros that will run from
Oct. 2, 2024 to May 20, 2025.
    
    UK PRIME MINISTER IN BRUSSELS
    British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet European
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to discuss trade,
security and youth mobility as Starmer attempts to reset
relations with the EU.
    
    US DOCKWORKERS STRIKE
    Dockworkers on the U.S. east and Gulf coasts went on strike
after negotiations over a labor contract broke down, stopping
the flow of about half of the country's ocean shipping.
    
        
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/ 

 (Reporting by Gdansk Newsroom; Editing by Makini Brice & Shri
Navaratnam)
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