French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch on Oct 23

Maison Pommery & Associes SA

23/10/2013 07:05

PARIS, Oct 23 (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. CAC 40 futures  FCEc1  are down 0.57 pct at 0605 GMT PSA PEUGEOT CITROEN  PEUP.PA  The carmaker said its alliance with General Motors  GM.N  may be scaled back, as the troubled French carmaker posted a 3.7 percent quarterly revenue decline.  ID:nP6N0DA00Y  ORANGE  ORAN.PA  The telecom group posted in-line third-quarter results and confirmed its annual targets, even as sales in its key home market slid amid tough competition with low-cost mobile rival Iliad  ILD.PA .  ID:nP6N0DA00X  STMICROELECTRONICS  STM.PA  The chipmaker posted a quarterly net loss after demand weakened from Asian smartphone and electronics makers, as Europe's largest maker of semiconductors grappled with strong competition in the mobile market.  ID:nL1N0IC26O  FAURECIA  EPED.PA  Faurecia, the French auto parts maker owned by PSA Peugeot Citroen, said revenue rose 0.8 percent in the third quarter as currency effects curbed sales growth.  ID:nL5N0IC3IG  TOTAL  TOTF.PA  The French oil major has resumed exploring for oil and gas in Uganda's lake Albert region, more than a month after the discovery of unexploded ordinance led it to suspend operations. ID:nL5N0IC3L7  AIR FRANCE  AIRF.PA  Franco-Dutch airline Air France-KLM plans to raise seating capacity by 2.5 percent for its winter schedule as it bets on higher demand for long-haul travel, especially on African and South American routes.  ID:nL5N0IC3DU  BIOMERIEUX  BIOX.PA  The in-vitro diagnostics company confirmed its 2013 sales goal after third-quarter sales rose 7.4 percent to 390 million euros.  ID:nBwjSzbWa  BIC GROUP  BICP.PA  The maker of pens, razors and lighters posted a 2.6 percent rise in nine-month sales on a comparative basis to 1.41 billion euros. Net income fell 11.3 percent to 186.6 million. It kept its full-year outlook.  ID:nHUGdlxL  GECINA  GFCP.PA  The real estate group forecast a slight increase in net recurrent income for 2013 following a 2.1 percent rise in the first nine months of the year.  ID:nBw227007a  VRANKEN-POMMERY  VRKP.PA  The champagne maker posted a 5.6 percent rise in third-quarter revenue to 66 million euros.  ID:nHUGYK4yNa  CORBION  CSMNc.AS  The Dutch food ingredients group said third-quarter sales fell 3 percent to 188.5 million euros as negative currency effects wiped out underlying organic growth.  ID:nWEB00C8Y  ARCADIS  ARDS.AS  The Dutch engineering firm reported higher-than-expected third-quarter profit and raised its forecast slightly for full-year profit growth.  ID:nL5N0ID07Z  BARCO  BAR.BR  The Belgian visual display technology company said it was more cautious for the remainder of 2013 after sales in its leading projection business abruptly slipped in the third quarter.  ID:nWEB00C9A  ECONOMY Economic optimism is growing among French firms although they are still more focused on protecting fragile margins than investing, a Deloitte survey of finance chiefs showed. ID:nL5N0IC36F  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