July 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.
AIR LIQUIDE AIRP.PA
The group said on Tuesday it would invest over $50 million to build an additional production plant at the site of one of the world's leading semiconductor manufacturers, in the south-east of the United States.
FRANCE/BUDGET
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou proposed scrapping two public holidays and freezing most public spending as part of a 43.8 billion euro ($50.88 billion) budget squeeze he outlined on Tuesday.
RENAULT RENA.PA
The carmaker named its finance chief Duncan Minto as interim CEO on Tuesday, and said it will step up cost cutting measures after cutting its forecast for full year operating margins following a worse than expected performance in June.
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
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Equities..............TOP/EQE
Main oil report...........O/R
Main currency report.....FRX/
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