French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch

Sofina SA

22/03/2021 06:00

March 22 (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.
    
    COVID/FRANCE:
    France reported on Sunday 30,581 new COVID-19 cases and 138
more deaths in the last 24 hours.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nP6N2G400Y    
    
    FAURECIA  EPED.PA :
    French car parts maker announced on Friday an investment in
a state-of-the-art industrial platform for a total cost of 165
million euros.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2LH0JE
    
    SOFINA  SOF.BR :
    Belgian holding company reported on Friday an increase of
its full-year net income group share to 1.38 billion euros; also
proposing to pay a net dividend of 2.11 euros per share.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2LH0WE
    
    SUEZ  SEVI.PA : 
    Waste and water management company Suez said on Sunday it
was ready to negotiate a takeover with rival Veolia if they
agreed to carve out and sell most of Suez's French businesses
after an offer from investment funds Ardian and GIP.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2LJ0D7
    
    VEOLIA  VIE.PA : 
    French waste and water group Veolia said on Sunday it was
not interested in Suez' negotiation proposal implying selling
part of the company's activities.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nP6N2G400V
    
   Pan-European market data:
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 items......... .F 
CAC-40................. .FCHI   Paris items............ .PA 
World Indices..................................... 0#.INDEX 
Reuters survey of world bourse outlook......... EQUITYPOLL1 
European Asset Allocation........................ EUR/ASSET 
   Reuters News at a glance:
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Equities.............. TOP/EQE 
Main oil report........... O/R 
Main currency report..... FRX/