Corrected: French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch on Dec 27

Maison Pommery & Associes SA

27/12/2013 09:03

PARIS, Dec 27 (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. TOTAL  TOTF.PA  Workers at one of three striking refineries in France voted to end a near two-week action over pay in a sign the movement is losing momentum, although workers at the other two decided to extend their strike, CGT officials said.  ID:nL6N0K51K3  GDF SUEZ  GSZ.PA  Toshiba Corp said it is in the final stages of nailing down a majority stake in Britain's NuGen nuclear consortium in a deal that would require purchasing part of the 50 percent stake held by GDF Suez.  ID:nL3N0K50ML  France's highest administrative court will issue a ruling about preferential gas tariffs for some households on Monday, a court spokeswoman said.  ID:nL6N0K517R  LAFARGE  LAFP.PA  The French cement maker said it would sell its remaining 20 percent stake in its former European and South American gypsum operations to Belgian building materials group Etex for 145 million euros in cash. ID:nL6N0K515Z  CHAMPAGNE Economic woes in champagne's home market of France took the fizz out of global sales of the prestige sparkling wine for the second year in a row in 2013, with buoyant exports to new markets unable to compensate. ECONOMY French jobless claims rose in November after an unexpected fall the previous month, adding to evidence that unemployment is rising more slowly but casting doubt on a presidential pledge to get it falling by the end of 2013.  ID:nL6N0K51TX  Reuters Top News are now available for:  * 3000 Xtra    : visit http://topnews.session.rservices.com  * BridgeStation: view story .134  For more information on Top News visit   http://topnews.reuters.com  For pan-European market data and news, click on codes in  brackets:  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 market stories .F   CAC-40................. .FCHI   Paris market stories... .PA   World Indices...................................... 0#.INDEX   Reuters survey of world bourse outlook.......... EQUITYPOLL1   Western European IPO diary.......................... WEUIPO   European Asset Allocation......................... EUR/ASSET    Reuters News at a Glance: Equities.....  TOP/EQE  World stock markets.... GLANCE/STX   Main currency report: Dollar/euro/yen........................................ FRX/  Keywords: FRANCE BENELUX/STOCKS