French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch
22/09/2020 07:13
Sept 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.
CORONAVIRUS:
French health authorities reported 5,298 new confirmed
COVID-19 cases on Monday, down from the previous day's increase
of 10,569, while intensive care admissions were on the rise.
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POLITICS:
The United States on Monday slapped new sanctions on the
Iranian defense ministry and others involved in Iran's nuclear
and weapons program to support its assertion that all U.N.
sanctions against Tehran are now restored. nL2N2GI0Z5
Iran is ready for a full prisoner exchange with the United
States, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a virtual
address to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on
Monday, amid heightened tension between the longtime foes.
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ASSYSTEM ASY.PA :
Engineering company Assystem reported on Monday an EBITA of
9.4 million euros and said it targeted full-year revenue of 485
million euros with an EBITA margin of 5.0%. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2GI0QQ
LVMH LVMH.PA :
A Delaware Chancery Court justice on Monday agreed to
fast-track Tiffany & Co's TIF.N lawsuit against French luxury
goods conglomerate LVMH for trying to back out of its $16
billion deal to acquire the U.S. jeweler. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N2GI24H
SUEZ SEVI.PA :
SUez which is fighting a take over bid by local rival Veolia
VIE.PA , said on Tuesday it was upgrading its mid-term
financial targets and vowed to return one billion euros ($1.18
billion) to shareholders by June 30 2021 at the latest.
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On Monday, it said https://bit.ly/33IhRm0 it was in
exclusive negotiations with PreZero for the sale of its
recycling and recovery operations in Sweden for an enterprise
value of about 357 million euros.
Separately, it announced a partnership strengthening with
Vauban Infrastructure Partners with a 1 billion euros investment
in France. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2GI0LM
AIRBUS AIR.PA :
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said Tuesday on RTL the company
will do its best to cut costs without resorting to compulsory
redundancies, but it cannot guarantee they won't happen.
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THERADIAG ALTHE.PA :
Theradiag said on Monday it launched an antigen COVID-19
detection test in France, having reported stable half-year
revenues and operating loss widening to 0.4 million euros.
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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:
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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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Main oil report........... O/R
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