Nordic Stocks: Factors to watch on March 24

Rizzo AB

24/03/2016 07:39

The following stocks may be affected by newspaper reports and 
other factors on Thursday:     
 
    KONECRANES  KCR1V.HE  
    The Finnish crane maker said it will continue to pursue its 
proposed merger with U.S. Terex  TEX.N  despite an increased 
rival bid from China's Zoomlion  000157.SZ . 
    Terex shares jumped on Wednesday after it announced it had 
received a revised non-binding bid from Zoomlion to buy the 
company for $31 per share.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N16V4US 
   "Konecranes continues to believe that the merger of equals 
with Terex represents a highly compelling opportunity for both 
companies and their shareholders," Konecranes said in a 
statement. 
    Terex board will pursue negotiations to check whether it can 
obtain a binding proposal from Zoomlion, although it has not 
changed its recommendation in support of the proposed merger 
with Konecranes.     
    For more on the company, click on  KCR1V.HE  
 
    VENUE RETAIL GROUP  VRGb.ST  
    The Swedish accessories and shoes retailer announced new 
financial targets, issue of new shares, a new strategy and a 
savings package including the closure of 35 stores in order to 
increase profitability.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN16W014 
    For more on the company, click on  VRGb.ST  
     
    ** For a summary of upcoming results and forecasts, double 
click on  NORD/EQTY  
    ** For the western European company diary covering earnings, 
shareholder meetings, news conferences and analysts' meetings, 
click on  WEU/EQUITY  or type in the code and hit the f9 button. 
    ** Double click on  0#.INDEX.ST  for Swedish indices, 
 0#.INDEX.CO  for Danish indices,  0#.INDEX.HE  for Finnish 
indices and  0#.INDEX.OL  for Norwegian indices 
    ** For real-time moves on Nordic blue-chip indices double 
click on  .OMXS30 ,  .OMXH25 ,  .OMXC20  and  .OBX  
    ** For constituent stock moves highlight the above codes in 
the command box and press the f3 button on your keyboard 
    ** For Nordic top news items, double click on  TOP/NORD  
    ** For the latest news on Nordic stock price moves double 
click on  HOT-NORD-RTRS  
    (Reporting by Copenhagen, Oslo, Helsinki and Stockholm 
newsrooms) 
 
 
Keywords: NORDICS MARKETS/FACTORS