The following Spanish stocks may be affected by newspaper
reports and other factors on Friday. Reuters has not verified
the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy:
EUSKALTEL EKTL.MC
French telecoms group Orange is considering a bid for its
smaller Spanish competitor, a move which would consolidate its
market position as number two in Spain, according to a source
with knowledge of the situation. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1ZH6IZ
CODERE CDRE.MC
The gaming company is considering raising more than 200
million euros ($228 million) in capital and increasing its free
float on the stock market, Cinco Dias reported.
El Economista reported the company is planning to sell
shares.
SABADELL SABE.MC
HSBC raised the stock to buy from hold and cut its price
target to 1.42 euros from 1.55 euros. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1ZI03F
SANTANDER SAN.MC
The bank has asked the administrator in charge of selling
its headquarters outside Madrid to investigate whether the fund
that has bid for the property complies with various rules, El
Pais reported without citing sources.
FACEPHI FACE.MC
The facial recognition company said on Friday its net profit
rose to 1.2 million euros in 2018 from 473,113 euros the year
before. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1ZH16X
BBVA BBVA.MC
The European Central Bank has expressed concerns over
reports that the Spanish bank hired a former police chief in
2004 to spy on a would-be buyer and some of its officials have
discussed it with the bank, a source with knowledge of the
situation told Reuters. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1ZH4IG
ELIX VINTAGE RESIDENCIAL SOCIMI YVRS.MI
The company said on Thursday it had formalised a credit
agreement with its majority shareholder for up to 25 million
euros. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1ZH0VN
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