Dec 20 (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.
ACCOR ACCP.PA :
Accor said on Friday its board would submit the appointment
as independent director of Hélène Auriol Potier at its next
shareholders' meeting. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2T211B
ARGENX ARGX.BR :
Argenx announced on Friday the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) approval of VYVGART™ (efgartigimod
alfa-fcab) in generalized myasthenia gravis. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nBw969Q5Ja
BNP PARIBAS BNPP.PA :
Canada's Bank of Montreal BMO.TO is in advanced talks to
buy the U.S. arm of French bank BNP Paribas SA BNPP.PA , the
Wall Street Journal reported late on Sunday, citing people
familiar with the matter. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2T50U8
COVID/FRANCE:
The Omicron variant is suspected to be responsible for up to
10% of new confirmed coronavirus cases in France and is the main
reason behind plans for stricter health requirements, the health
minister said on Saturday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2T303F
COVID/NETHERLANDS:
The Netherlands will go into a strict lockdown over the
Christmas and New Year period to try to contain the highly-
contagious Omicron coronavirus variant, Prime Minister Mark
Rutte said on Saturday.
All non-essential shops and services, including restaurants,
hairdressers, museums and gyms will be closed from Sunday until
Jan. 14. All schools will be shut until at least Jan. 9.
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2T306D
CREDIT AGRICOLE CAGR.PA :
Credit Agricole Italia Banking Group said on Friday it had
completed a securitisation deal of bad loans portfolio of 1.8
billion euros of total claim. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2T211H
EUTELSAT ETL.PA :
Eutelsat announced on Sunday the appointment of Eva Berneke
as CEO, with effect from January 1st, 2022. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN0020JX
KBC ANCORA KBCA.BR :
KBC Ancora said on Friday it had appointed Prof. Dr. Marc De
Ceuster as new chairman. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN0020JG
LAGARDERE LAGA.PA :
Lagardere said on Friday its board of directors had
appointed its ad hoc committee. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2T2116
SBM OFFSHORE SBMO.AS , TOTALENERGIES SE TTEF.PA :
SBM Offshore said on Friday it had secured a bridge loan
facility of 620 million dollars for the FPSO Alexandre de
Gusmão, offshore Brazil. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN0020JL
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/