April 22 (Reuters) - The following Spanish stocks may be
affected by newspaper reports and other factors on Friday.
Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch
for their accuracy:
INDRA IDR.MC
Spanish technology and defence company Indra said on
Thursday that Cristina Ruiz Ortega has resigned as CEO by mutual
agreement with the company. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2WK0PH
LINEA DIRECTA LDA.MC
The company said on Friday its net profit in the first
quarter fell 18.3% compared with the same period last year to
24.2 million euros ($26.24 million). urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2WK00T
Separately, Linea Directa approved on Thursday a gross
interim dividend of 0.02 euro per share that will be paid on
June 8. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2WJ6F5
BBVA BBVA.MC
Spain's BBVA is in talks to sell its custodian business to
Credit Agricole's CAGR.PA Caceis, news website El Confidencial
reported on Friday, citing unidentified financial sources. The
BBVA unit is valued at 400-500 million euros, El Confidencial
said.
BANKINTER BKT.MC
JPMorgan upgraded Bankinter's rating to "neutral" from
"underweight", also raised its target price to 5.50 euros from
4.10 euros. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2WJ1J0
Separately, Morgan Stanley raised Bankinter's target price
to 6.3 euros from 6 euros, while Citigroup raised it to 5.65
euros from 5.4 euros. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2WK0AQ urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2WK09Q
MEDIASET ESPANA TL5.MC
Berenberg cut its target price to 5.9 euros from 6.5 euros.
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2WK078
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(Reporting by Aida Pelaez-Fernandez)
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