French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch
18/03/2026 05:30
March 18 (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. AIRBUS AIR.PA/DASSAULT AVIATION: Leaders of France and Germany will discuss the crisis-hit FCAS fighter programme on the sidelines of a European Union summit on Wednesday, three people familiar with the matter said. BRITAIN/EU: The European Union would welcome Britain with "open arms" if it decided to return to the bloc's single market, French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Tuesday, as London pushes harder for a reset of relations with the EU. GAZTRANSPORT ET TECHNIGAZ SA GTT.PA: LNG containment systems specialist GTT received an order from Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard for the tank design of four new LNG carriers. KERING SA PRTP.PA: Luxury group Kering appointed Pierre Houlès as Chief Digital, AI, and IT Officer. L'OREAL OREP.PA: Beauty company L'Oréal announced the expansion of its AI partnership with NVIDIA to accelerate beauty innovation through AI-driven computational chemistry, extending their collaboration from marketing and advertising to R&D for new scientific discovery. VINCI SA SGEF.PA: French infrastructure and construction group Vinci reported February 2026 autoroutes traffic down 0.8% year-on-year while airports passenger traffic rose 1.6%. VIRBAC SA VIRB.PA: Animal health company Virbac reportedits 2025 revenues of 1.46 billion euros ($1.68 billion) with consolidated net income up 3.2% to 150.5 million euros, and guided for 2026 revenue growth of 5.5%-7.5% at constant rates with adjusted operating income around 17%. 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/ ($1 = 0.8674 euros) ((Gdansk Newsroom: +48 58 769 66 00;Paris Equities: +33 1 49 49 54 52))