Spanish stocks - Factors to watch on March 17

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17/03/2025 07:21

MADRID, March 17 (Reuters) - The following Spanish stocks may be affected by newspaper reports and other factors on Monday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy:

NATURGY NTGY.MC

Naturgy set a limit on the stock large shareholders can offer in the buyback program it is about to launch to 10% of their respective stake, financial newspaper El Pais said on Monday. The company plans to resell the bought-back shares on the market to increase its free float and return to the main stock market indexes, thus supporting their market value.

MELIA HOTELS MEL.MC Minor Hotels NHH.MC

Melia and Minor Hotels Europe and their main unlisted rivals such as Barcelo, RIU and Iberostar expect sales in the crucial Easter week to rise to new records, newspaper Expansion reported on Monday.

Ferrovial FERF.AS

Ferrovial plans to buy back up to 500 million euros  ($544.00 million) worth of its own shares or 15 million shares, representing about 2.06% of the company's share capital, the Spanish construction giant said on Saturday in a filing to the Spanish market regulator.

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