French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch on Nov 18

Maison Pommery & Associes SA

18/11/2013 07:59

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. Korian  KORI.PA / MEDICA  MDCA.PA  Korian and Medica said on Monday they signed a memorandum of understanding for a potential merger of equals to create the European leader of elderly care sector with combined revenue of 2.2 billion euros.  ID:nWEB00EB4  SANOFI  SASY.PA  French drugs group Sanofi SASY.PA said on Monday it had decide to halt all clinical trials and cancel plans for regulatory filings with its investigational JAK2 inhibitor, fedratinib.  ID:nWEB00EB2  EADS  EAD.PA  Gulf airlines splashed out over  $150 billion on new plane deals on day one of the Dubai Airshow, underscoring a shift in power in the aviation industry and giving a boost to the formal launch of Boeing's newest jet, as well as to Airbus's A380 superjumbo.  ID:nL5N0J109X  LVMH  LVMH.PA  Brussels prosecutors have opened an investigation into a 2.9 billion euro capital increase in a Belgian company owned by French billionaire and chief executive of LVMH  LVMH.PA  Bernard Arnault, Belgian daily De Tijd said on Saturday. An LVMH spokesman confirmed the investigation in a statement emailed to Reuters and said it was the normal consequence of a procedure started a year ago.  ID:nL5N0J1056  NUMERICABLE  NUME.PA  Altice, the investment company of Numericable founder Patrick Drahi, said on Sunday it reached a deal with Carlyle Cable Investment SC and CCI to buy about 10 percent of Numericable at 25.58 euros per share, raising its stake in the French cable company to 40 percent.  NUME.PA  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