French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch on April 19

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19/04/2017 05:32

PARIS, April 19 (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. 
     
    EDENRED  EDEN.PA  
    French meal voucher and card provider company Edenred on 
Tuesday maintained its financial targets as it reported a rise 
in first quarter sales, mirroring a similar performance from 
larger rival Sodexo  EXHO.PA .  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nP6N1H600M 
     
    EURAZEO  EURA.PA  
    Belgium-based investment firm Sofina said on Tuesday it 
would sell a 5 percent stake in Eurazeo.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1HQ0MC 
     
    FRENCH POLITICS: 
    Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy called on voters to 
pick conservative candidate Francois Fillon in the first round 
of the country's presidential election on Sunday to "turn the 
disastrous page of the last five years."  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1HQ53S 
     
    L'OREAL  OREP.PA  
    French cosmetics company L'Oreal reported a slightly 
higher-than-expected 4.2 percent rise in like-for-like 
first-quarter sales on Tuesday, helped by thriving demand for 
its luxury products in Asia.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nE8N1C9027  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nE8N1C9028 
     
    VIVENDI  VIV.PA : 
    An Italian regulator ordered French media group Vivendi 
 VIV.PA  on Tuesday to cut its stake in either Telecom Italia 
 TLIT.MI  or broadcaster Mediaset  MS.IT  within a year, ruling 
it was in breach of rules designed to prevent a concentration of 
power.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1HQ5XQ 
     
   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: 
Top News............. TOP/NEWS  
Equities.............. TOP/EQE  
Main oil report........... O/R  
Main currency report..... FRX/  
 
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