French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch on March 14

Haulotte SA

14/03/2018 05:32

March 14 (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.
    
    ATENOR  ATEO.BR  
    Atenor said on Tuesday it had been notified that the 10.53%
shareholding held by Sofinim is to be acquired by a new company.
Ackermans & Van Haaren  ACKB.BR , who owns 100% of Sofinim, said
the transaction represents total proceeds of 26.7 million euros
($33.09 million) for the company and a capital gain of 8.7
million euros.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1QV0Z3  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1QV0Z4
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    BPOST  BPOST.BR  
    Bpost said on Tuesday its Q4 operating income (revenues) was
up 38.8% at 955.1 million euros with Q4 domestic mail underlying
volume trend down at -6.4%. The company expects its 2018
recurring EBITDA in range of 560-600 million euros.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1QV0W2
    
    GENFIT  GNFT.PA    
    Genfit reported on Tuesday an end-December cash position of
274 million euros with all programs in the company's pipeline
moving forward, while the operating loss widened to 56.7 million
euros.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1QV0W6
      
    HAULOTTE GROUP  PYHE.PA  
    Haulotte Group said on Tuesday it expected growth in
business of around 10% for 2018 and stable recurring operating
profitability. The company posted FY operating income of 37.0
million euros.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1QV0WE
    
    ORANGE  ORAN.PA  
    Orange issued on Tuesday a 10-year 1.375% 1 billion euro
bond.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1QV0Z8
    
    ROTHSCHILD  ROTH.PA  
    Rothschild said on Tuesday that if volatility seen in recent
weeks were to continue through 2018 then that could have
negative effect on its businesses. It reported an FY operating
income of 456 million euros.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1QV0YK
    
    SAINT-GOBAIN  SGOB.PA 
    Saint-Gobain said on Tuesday it launched a bond offering for
750 million euros with 8 year maturity and 1.125% coupon.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1QV0YP
    Also on Tuesday, Sika  SIK.S , who had opposed the family
shareholders' plan to sell their controlling stake to
Saint-Gobain, said it rejected proposals by its family
shareholder to elect Jacques Bischoff as a new board member and
chairman at its upcoming shareholder meeting.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1QV0WC
    
    SOCIETE GENERALE  SOGN.PA  
    Societe Generale has entered exclusive talks to buy the
Equities, Markets and Commodities (EMC) division of Germany's
Commerzbank  CBKG.DE  after beating rival bidder Goldman Sachs
 GS.N , Handelsblatt reported on Tuesday.
    
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Top 10 Eurotop 300 sectors..................... .PGL.FTEU3S 
Top 25 European pct gainers....................... .PG.PEUR 
Top 25 European pct losers........................ .PL.PEUR 
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Nikkei 225............. .N225   Tokyo report............ .T 
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CAC-40................. .FCHI   Paris items............ .PA 
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Reuters survey of world bourse outlook......... EQUITYPOLL1 
European Asset Allocation........................ EUR/ASSET 
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