French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch
16/10/2025 05:36
Oct 16 (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. AXA SA AXAF.PA: French insurer AXA's Partners division unveiled a strategic partnership with Bolttech to drive embedded insurance solutions across Europe. BOUYGUES SA BOUY.PA: French conglomerate Bouygues, along with Orange and Free-Iliad Group, will maintain their acquisition bid for Altice France despite the offer being rejected by the target company. ESSILORLUXOTTICA SA ESLX.PA: Franco-Italian eyewear giant EssilorLuxottica acquired Ikerian AG, which operates as RetinAI and develops tools for retinal images and biomarker datasets. FRANCE/POLITICS: French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu appears likely to survive two no-confidence votes in parliament on Thursday after offering to suspend President Emmanuel Macron's landmark pension reform to win support from the left. FRANCE/POLITICS/MARINE LE PEN: France's highest administrative court rejected a challenge to electoral rules by far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Wednesday, dealing a blow to her efforts to overturn a sentence that could derail her candidacy in the 2027 presidential election. FDJ UNITED FDJU.PA: French lottery operator FDJ United reported third-quarter sales of 864 million euros (down 3%) and confirmed its 2025 guidance with sales expected to exceed 3.7 billion euros and recurring EBITDA of around 900 million euros with a margin above 24%. GL EVENTS SA GLTN.PA: French events management company GL Events reported nine-month sales of 1.2 billion euros and confirmed its 2025 targets with net debt expected to remain stable. LIGHTON SAS ALTAI.PA: French AI company Lighton reported first-half revenue of 0.71 million euros (up 15%) and a net loss of 3.68 million euros, while revising its end-2025 ARR target down to 3-4 million euros from the previously planned 6 million euros. SOCIETE GENERALE SA SOGN.PA: French bank Societe Generale completed its share buy-back programme for cancellation. STELLANTIS STLAM.MI: Canada threatened legal action against automaker Stellantis NV STLAM.MI on Wednesday over what Ottawa says is the company's unacceptable plan to shift production of one model to a U.S. plant. THERMADOR GROUPE SA THHG.PA: French heating and sanitary equipment distributor Thermador Groupe reported end-September IFRS 15 sales of 377.9 million euros. VINCI SA SGEF.PA: French infrastructure and concessions group Vinci reported that its airports division welcomed 94 million passengers in Q3 2025, representing a 4.2% increase compared to Q3 2024. 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/ ((Gdansk Newsroom: +48 58 769 66 00;Paris Equities: +33 1 49 49 54 52))