French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch

Lectra SA

30/04/2019 06:41

April 30 (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.
    
    AIR LIQUIDE  AIRP.PA : 
    Air Liquide said on Monday it expanded its supply contract
to LyondellBasell PO/TBA  LYB.N  plant with new long-term
utilities agreement in the U.S.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN22B0UJ
    
    AIRBUS  AIR.PA :
    European planemaker Airbus  AIR.PA  stuck to its full-year
financial targets after reporting slightly higher-than-expected
core first-quarter profits, overshadowed by a heavy drain on
cash as it stocked parts to ease industrial bottlenecks.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N22C0K2
    
    BEFIMMO  BEFB.BR : 
    Befimmo announced on Monday the granting of a 99-year
leasehold on Pavilion building, which will have negative impact
on EPRA earnings per share of 0.09 euros ($0.10) in 2019, 0.13
euros in 2020 and 0.13 euros in 2021. It will have no impact on
dividend and will generate a net distributable capital gain of
14.6 million euros.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN22B0RO
    
    CREDIT AGRICOLE  CAGR.PA :
    Credit Agricole announced on Monday the completion of
disposal by Crédit Agricole CIB of a 4.9% stake in BSF to a
consortium led by Ripplewood.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN22B13D
         
    EXMAR  EXMR.BR :
    Exmar announced on Monday a shipbuilding contract for 2 LPG
carriers.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN22B15X
    
    FRENCH ECONOMY:
    French growth held steady in the first three months of the
year as household spending recovered after anti-government
protests at the end of 2018, official data showed on Tuesday.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nP6N21F00F
         
    LECTRA  LECS.PA : 
    Lectra reported on Monday Q1 earnings below its own
expectations with income from operations down 5 percent to 7.9
million euros as fears of slower growth added to uncertainty
around Brexit, U.S. trade war, and outcome of trade negotiations
with China, impacting the level of orders for new systems. It
confirmed its FY objectives, flagging, however, orders for new
systems as the weak point.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nW8N1Y4020
      
    ORANGE  ORAN.PA :
    Confirmed its guidance as it posted Q1 results.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nP6N1TE02R
    
    THALES  TCFP.PA :
    French defence electronics group Thales  TCFP.PA , which
recently completed its 4.8 billion euros ($5.4 billion) takeover
of chipmaker Gemalto, posted a dip in first quarter sales
although it kept its underlying financial targets.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N22B4J4
     
    TF1  TFFP.PA :
    TF1 reported Monday a strong increase in revenues and
operating margin in the first three months of the year, boosted
by its acquisitions in the digital and an improvement in its
advertising revenue.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nW8N1Y4021 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nP6N1S1011
    
    UBISOFT  UBIP.PA :
    Ubisoft announced Monday that Anno 1800, the latest
installment of its strategy game, had the most successful launch
for the series, having sold four times more copies than Anno
2205 during the first week since its release.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N22B5HW
    
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