French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch

Orange Belgium NV

02/02/2021 05:40

Feb 2 (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.
    
    ATOS  ATOS.PA :
    French IT consulting group Atos SE  ATOS.PA  and U.S. rival
DXC Technology Co  DXC.N  said on Tuesday they have decided to
discontinue talks about a potential acquisition.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2K80MH
    
    COVID/FRANCE:
    France's main COVID-19 indicators have reached two-month
highs on average on Monday and the country's ski lifts will
remain closed throughout February but the government is still
hoping to avoid a third national lockdown.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2K72DC    
    
    Orange Belgium  OBEL.BR :
    Orange Belgium announced on Monday the nomination of Antoine
Chouc as new chief financial officer.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2K70X1
    
    STELLANTIS  STLA.PA :
    Goldman Sachs started coverage of the stock with a "buy"
rating.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2K809H
    
    TOTAL  TOTF.PA :
    Australia's Woodside Petroleum  WPL.AX  said it is working
to understand how its exploration drilling plan for offshore
Myanmar this year might be affected after the military seized
power there on Monday. Woodside has been working with French
giant Total SA  TOTF.PA  and Myanmar-based MPRL E&P to develop
Myanmar's first ultra-deep water gas project, known as A-6.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2K803E
    
    VGP  VGP1.BR :
    VGP announced on Monday it expects to post substantial
higher net profit for full year 2020.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2K70M5
    
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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 
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Nikkei 225............. .N225   Tokyo report............ .T 
FTSE 100............... .FTSE   London report........... .L 
Xetra DAX............. .GDAXI   Frankfurt items......... .F 
CAC-40................. .FCHI   Paris items............ .PA 
World Indices..................................... 0#.INDEX 
Reuters survey of world bourse outlook......... EQUITYPOLL1 
European Asset Allocation........................ EUR/ASSET 
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Equities.............. TOP/EQE 
Main oil report........... O/R 
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