French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch

KBC Groep NV

04/08/2025 05:57

Aug 4 (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.

BANKS

Banks across the European Union are strong enough to weather an economic shock driven by geopolitical and trade tensions, the European Banking Authority said on Friday as it presented the outcome of its latest health check of the sector.

Under the stress test adverse scenario, ING Groep INGA.AS is expected to have a fully-loaded Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio of 10.4% at the end of 2027, KBC Groep's KBC.BR CET1 ratio would be at 11.8%, Societe Generale's SOGN.PA at 8.6%, BNP Paribas BNPP.PA at 8.9% and ABN Amro's ABNd.AS at 10.0%.

ENGIE ENGIE.PA:

Oil and gas producer Santos STO.AX on Monday said it will supply utility firm Engie ENGIE.PA with up to 20 petajoules of natural gas a year from its Narrabri project in New South Wales that has been entirely committed to the Australian domestic market.

ORANGE ORAN.PA:

Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC is set to take a 25% stake in a fibre optic broadband venture between MasOrange and Vodafone Spain, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.

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/

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