French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch

Lectra SA

30/04/2021 06:07

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.
    
    BNP PARIBAS  BNPP.PA :
    France's BNP Paribas  BNPP.PA  on Friday reported a better
than expected first-quarter profit, helped by lower provisions
for pandemic-related bad loans and a rebound in its equity
trading business.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nP6N2JK000    
    
    COVID/FRANCE:
    The number of COVID-19 patients in French hospitals fell for
the third consecutive day, with the overall number down by 424
to 29,487 and the number of patients in intensive care wards
down by 75 to 5,804.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2MM29M
    
    IMERYS  IMTP.PA :
    Imerys reported on Thursday a current operating income for
Q1 up at 116.3 million euros.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nS8N29X057
        
    LECTRA  LECS.PA :
    Lectra announced on Thursday a net profit for Q1 up at 6.0
million euros.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN0014VT
    
    SAINT-GOBAIN  SGOB.PA :
    Saint-Gobain published on Thursday Q1 sales up 14.3%
like-for-like at 10.38 billion euros.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2MM1YK
    
    SAFRAN  SAF.PA :
    French aero engine and equipment maker Safran  SAF.PA  on
Friday reported a 38% drop in first-quarter revenues, but
maintained full-year forecasts that include a narrower 2-4% drop
in sales.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nP6N2LY00A
        
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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 
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Nikkei 225............. .N225   Tokyo report............ .T 
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CAC-40................. .FCHI   Paris items............ .PA 
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Reuters survey of world bourse outlook......... EQUITYPOLL1 
European Asset Allocation........................ EUR/ASSET 
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